How Many People Are Named Nigeria?
An estimated 783 people in the United States have the first name Nigeria. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Nigeria peaked in popularity in 2000 with 58 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nigeria 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 Nigeria paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
783
About 1 in 437,745 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2000
58 births
Total Registered
805
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nigeria
Nigeria is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 805 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nigeria as a female name
Ranked #10,195 in 2022
10 female births in 2022
Peak: 2000 (58 births)
Nigeria: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nigeria span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 308 babies were registered. Nigeria has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nigeria by Decade
How has Nigeria 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.
Nigeria by State
Birth registrations for Nigeria span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Georgia, Florida. The lowest are in Mississippi, Alabama, New Jersey. On average, about 25 Nigerias were registered per state.
Nigeria + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nigeria as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nigeria
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nigeria: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nigeria?
We estimate approximately 783 people named Nigeria 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 437,745 Americans share this first name.
Is Nigeria a common name?
Nigeria is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 805 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nigeria most popular?
Nigeria reached peak popularity in 2000, when 58 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nigeria is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nigeria a female name?
Nigeria is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nigeria Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nigeria Smith, Nigeria Johnson, Nigeria 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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