The name Nijah reached its peak in 1998, with 75 registrations (ranked #2005). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1977, roughly 21 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #11434) today, averaging about 14 new babies per year. Nijah has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 1,403 American babies have carried this name.