Is Nijah a boy or girl name?

Nijah is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 1,403 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 86.9% were girls and 13.1% were boys.

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Nijah

Recorded 1977–2024 · United States

Nijah was most popular in 1998, when 81 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,221 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,403 people named Nijah.

Nijah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nijah’s peak in 1998. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nijah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nijah is mostly a girl’s name — 86.9% of the 1,403 Americans given it were girls and 13.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 69% girls and 31% 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.

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