Nija
Girl name
Nija meaning
Saved One
Nija at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- نيجىAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #14,553 in 2014
Nija popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | #6,080 | 8 |
| 1980 | #4,743 | 15 |
| 1990 | #3,523 | 30 |
| 1999 | #2,471 | 58 |
| 2000 | #3,271 | 41 |
| 2010 | #10,447 | 10 |
| 2014 | #14,553 | 6 |
All 41 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | #6,080 | 8 |
| 1974 | #8,775 | 5 |
| 1975 | #9,068 | 5 |
| 1976 | #8,157 | 6 |
| 1977 | #4,942 | 13 |
| 1978 | #4,931 | 13 |
| 1979 | #4,626 | 15 |
| 1980 | #4,743 | 15 |
| 1981 | #5,572 | 12 |
| 1982 | #5,910 | 11 |
| 1983 | #3,554 | 22 |
| 1984 | #4,966 | 14 |
| 1985 | #5,075 | 14 |
| 1986 | #7,132 | 9 |
| 1987 | #5,923 | 12 |
| 1988 | #3,165 | 31 |
| 1989 | #3,673 | 27 |
| 1990 | #3,523 | 30 |
| 1991 | #4,329 | 23 |
| 1992 | #6,007 | 15 |
| 1993 | #3,221 | 35 |
| 1994 | #3,615 | 30 |
| 1995 | #3,220 | 35 |
| 1996 | #3,149 | 37 |
| 1997 | #3,626 | 31 |
| 1998 | #2,651 | 51 |
| 1999 | #2,471 | 58 |
| 2000 | #3,271 | 41 |
| 2001 | #3,630 | 36 |
| 2002 | #4,621 | 26 |
| 2003 | #4,536 | 28 |
| 2004 | #6,216 | 19 |
| 2005 | #6,527 | 18 |
| 2006 | #11,416 | 9 |
| 2007 | #8,518 | 14 |
| 2008 | #8,529 | 14 |
| 2009 | #15,242 | 6 |
| 2010 | #10,447 | 10 |
| 2011 | #14,823 | 6 |
| 2012 | #16,866 | 5 |
| 2014 | #14,553 | 6 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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