Is Nija a boy or girl name?

Nija is a girl’s name. Of the 834 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 97.7% were girls and 2.3% were boys.

Nija

Recorded 1973–2014 · United States

Nija was most popular in 1999, when 58 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,143 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 834 people named Nija.

Nija over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nija’s peak in 1999. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nija a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nija is a girl’s name — 97.7% of the 834 Americans given it were girls and 2.3% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Nija

Where Nija is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 4.6×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org