Nijay
The Story of Nijay
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Nijay as a girl name dates back to 2000, when 6 babies received it. 2004 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Nijay — #9,264 in the national rankings. Nijay last appeared in the published SSA data in 2009, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 35 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Nijay on the record books as a boy name in 1999, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 9 Nijays were born — ranking #7,638 that year. About 73% of every Nijay on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Nijay last appeared in the published SSA data in 2014, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 41 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Nijay
Nijay is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1999 and has accumulated 41 births in the dataset. Nijay's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #7,638. Use the chart and map above to compare Nijay'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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