girls:
619 births since 1991
#5097 (11th percentile)
boys:
754 births since 2001
#3833 (16th percentile)
overall:
1.4k births since 1991
#6370 (18th percentile)
The name Nyjah is the #6,370 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 1,373 recorded births since 1991. This represents the 17.7% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 17.7% of all names). For boys, it ranks #3,833 (16.4% percentile) for all time with 754 births since 2001. For girls, it ranks #5,097 (10.8% percentile) for all time with 619 births since 1991.
Nyjah first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1991 (1991 for girls and 2001 for boys).
The name Nyjah is truly gender-neutral, with nearly equal distribution between boys and girls. In 2023, 85.2% of babies named Nyjah were boys. Interestingly, until around 2011, the name was more popular for girls (84.3% girls from 1991 to 2010), but since then it has been more commonly used for boys (80.6% boys from 2011 to 2023).
For boys, Nyjah reached its peak popularity in 2022, achieving the 7.4% percentile (ranked #856) with 39 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 39 births per million (ranked 7.4% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2019, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Nyjah ranks #864 for boys (5.2% percentile) with 28 births per million, which is 72.9% of its peak share of births.
For girls, Nyjah reached its peak popularity in 2000, achieving the 4.2% percentile (ranked #859) with 22 births per million. The name was most common in 2000, with 22 births per million (ranked 4.2% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2020, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Nyjah ranks #943 for girls (0.4% percentile) with 5 births per million, which is 23.9% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Nyjah".
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