Nija
#7,976 most common girls' name of all time · #13,331 across all names · 2% male / 98% female · used 1973–2014
Rank among girls
#7,976
Rank overall
#13,331 of 105,966
First appeared
1973
Years on the list
41 of 146
All-time
834
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1999 #2,490
Best rank
#2,490 1999
Girls
Boys
peak 58/yr
Nija first appears in 1973. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,980 |
| 2012 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,376 |
| 2011 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,243 |
| 2010 | 10 | — | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2009 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,681 |
| 2008 | 14 | — | 14 | #8,661 |
| 2007 | 14 | — | 14 | #8,685 |
| 2006 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,687 |
| 2005 | 18 | 7 | 25 | #6,642 |
| 2004 | 19 | — | 19 | #6,333 |
| 2003 | 28 | 7 | 35 | #4,598 |
| 2002 | 26 | — | 26 | #4,680 |
| 2001 | 36 | — | 36 | #3,668 |
| 2000 | 41 | — | 41 | #3,304 |
| 1999 | 58 | — | 58 | #2,490 |
| 1998 | 51 | — | 51 | #2,678 |
| 1997 | 31 | — | 31 | #3,681 |
| 1996 | 37 | — | 37 | #3,207 |
| 1995 | 35 | — | 35 | #3,266 |
| 1994 | 30 | 5 | 35 | #3,666 |
| 1993 | 35 | — | 35 | #3,266 |
| 1992 | 15 | — | 15 | #6,173 |
| 1991 | 23 | — | 23 | #4,449 |
| 1990 | 30 | — | 30 | #3,596 |
| 1989 | 27 | — | 27 | #3,758 |
| 1988 | 31 | — | 31 | #3,212 |
| 1987 | 12 | — | 12 | #6,188 |
| 1986 | 9 | — | 9 | #7,537 |
| 1985 | 14 | — | 14 | #5,268 |
| 1984 | 14 | — | 14 | #5,156 |
| 1983 | 22 | — | 22 | #3,667 |
| 1982 | 11 | — | 11 | #6,226 |
| 1981 | 12 | — | 12 | #5,802 |
| 1980 | 15 | — | 15 | #4,947 |
| 1979 | 15 | — | 15 | #4,815 |
| 1978 | 13 | — | 13 | #5,181 |
| 1977 | 13 | — | 13 | #5,173 |
| 1976 | 6 | — | 6 | #8,972 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,076 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | 5 | #9,816 |
| 1973 | 8 | — | 8 | #6,647 |