Nija
Nija is the third studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Orbit Culture. It was released on 7 August 2020, via Seek & Strike Records in LP, CD and digital formats.
Meaning & Origin of Nija
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nija is the third studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Orbit Culture. It was released on 7 August 2020, via Seek & Strike Records in LP, CD and digital formats.
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The Story of Nija
Nija first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1973, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1999, when 58 Nijas were born — ranking #2,471 that year. As of 2026, Nija ranks #14,553 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 815 Nijas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nija
Nija is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 815 births in the dataset. Nija's peak popularity came in 1999 when it ranked #2,471. Use the chart and map above to compare Nija's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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