How Many People Are Named Nyaja?
An estimated 127 people in the United States have the first name Nyaja. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Nyaja peaked in popularity in 2007 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nyaja 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 Nyaja paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
127
About 1 in 2,698,853 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2007
16 births
Total Registered
129
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nyaja
Nyaja is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 129 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nyaja as a female name
Ranked #12,850 in 2013
8 female births in 2013
Peak: 2007 (16 births)
Nyaja: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nyaja span from the 1990s to the 2010s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 97 babies were registered. Nyaja has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nyaja by Decade
How has Nyaja 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.
Nyaja + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nyaja as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Nyaja: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nyaja?
We estimate approximately 127 people named Nyaja 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 2,698,853 Americans share this first name.
Is Nyaja a common name?
Nyaja is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 68% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 129 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nyaja most popular?
Nyaja reached peak popularity in 2007, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nyaja is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nyaja a female name?
Nyaja is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nyaja Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nyaja Smith, Nyaja Johnson, Nyaja 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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