How Many People Are Named Nijha?
An estimated 42 people in the United States have the first name Nijha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Nijha peaked in popularity in 2001 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nijha 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 Nijha paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nijha is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
42
About 1 in 8,160,818 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2001
9 births
Total Registered
43
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nijha
Nijha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 43 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nijha as a female name
Ranked #13,243 in 2002
7 female births in 2002
Peak: 2001 (9 births)
Nijha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nijha span from the 1990s to the 2000s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 22 babies were registered. Nijha remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Nijha by Decade
How has Nijha 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.
Nijha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nijha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nijha
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nijha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nijha?
We estimate approximately 42 people named Nijha 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 8,160,818 Americans share this first name.
Is Nijha a common name?
Nijha is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 51.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 43 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nijha most popular?
Nijha reached peak popularity in 2001, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nijha is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nijha a female name?
Nijha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nijha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nijha Smith, Nijha Johnson, Nijha 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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