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Girl name

Nijah

87% girls · last recorded 2024

Nijah has been given to about 1,403 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1998, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Living in the US≈ 1,387
Median age today24 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Nijah per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1998 · 81
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,403

How popular is Nijah?

Its best year was 1998, when 81 babies were given the name, ranking 2005th. The typical living American called Nijah is about 24 years old today.

Names that sound like Nijah

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Nylah0.73
  2. Nyah0.73
  3. Lilah0.70
  4. Dinah0.70
  5. Miah0.70
  6. Mikah0.70
  7. Nailah0.70
  8. Aniyah0.66

Middle names for Nijah

Ranked by flow score
  1. Nijah Eve0.80
  2. Nijah Elizabeth0.78
  3. Nijah Josephine0.78
  4. Nijah Anne0.78
  5. Nijah Rose0.77
  6. Nijah Louise0.77

Sibling names for Nijah

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Paulinasister · 0.82
  2. Hallesister · 0.82
  3. Kianasister · 0.81
  4. Tracebrother · 0.80
  5. Keatonbrother · 0.80
  6. Jalenbrother · 0.79

Where Nijah is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Nijah Anderson0.74
    2. Nijah White0.72
    3. Nijah Reyes0.72
    4. Nijah Moore0.72
    5. Nijah Lee0.72
    6. Nijah Green0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Nijah

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.