How Many People Are Named Niaja?
An estimated 179 people in the United States have the first name Niaja. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Niaja peaked in popularity in 2000 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Niaja 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 Niaja paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
179
About 1 in 1,914,829 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2000
18 births
Total Registered
183
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Niaja
Niaja is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 183 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Niaja as a female name
Ranked #16,236 in 2011
6 female births in 2011
Peak: 2000 (18 births)
Niaja: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Niaja span from the 1980s to the 2010s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 85 babies were registered. Niaja has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Niaja by Decade
How has Niaja 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.
Niaja by State
Niaja + Last Name Combinations
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Niaja: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Niaja?
We estimate approximately 179 people named Niaja 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 1,914,829 Americans share this first name.
Is Niaja a common name?
Niaja is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 183 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Niaja most popular?
Niaja reached peak popularity in 2000, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Niaja is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Niaja a female name?
Niaja is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Niaja Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Niaja Smith, Niaja Johnson, Niaja 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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