How Many People Are Named Ijah?
An estimated 67 people in the United States have the first name Ijah. It is used for both genders, with 83.8% female. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Ijah peaked in popularity in 2002 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ijah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ijah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ijah is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
67
About 1 in 5,115,736 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
83.8% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2002
11 births
Total Registered
68
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ijah
Ijah is predominantly female (83.8%), though 11 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Ijah as a male name
Ranked #12,944 in 2016
5 male births in 2016
Peak: 2008 (6 births)
Ijah as a female name
Ranked #13,706 in 2013
7 female births in 2013
Peak: 2002 (11 births)
Ijah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ijah span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 45 babies were registered. Ijah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Ijah by Decade
How has Ijah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ijah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ijah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ijah
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
Ijah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ijah?
We estimate approximately 67 people named Ijah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 5,115,736 Americans share this first name.
Is Ijah a common name?
Ijah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 58.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 68 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ijah most popular?
Ijah reached peak popularity in 2002, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ijah is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ijah a female name?
Ijah is predominantly female. 83.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ijah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ijah Smith, Ijah Johnson, Ijah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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