Ijah

IH-juh /ˈɪdʒə/
girl 2 syllables fading

Ijah is a very rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 2000s and has all but disappeared.

Ijah is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2016. Ijah was first reported in SSA data in 1997 and peaked in 2002 (11 births).

About the name Ijah

PronunciationIH-juh /ˈɪdʒə/

Names similar to Ijah

How popular is Ijah?

Girls named Ijah
19972000200520102013
Girls named Ijah per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1997–2016 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2016) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here
Boys named Ijah
2008201020152016
Boys named Ijah per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1997–2016 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2016) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Ijah total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
201655—#12,948
201377#13,707—
200866—#11,596
200677#14,132—
200555#17,450—
20031111#9,290—
20021111#9,069—
200055#15,957—
199966#13,280—
19975—#14,585—