Niger is a very rare name used for both girls and boys that was most common in the 1970s and has all but disappeared.
Niger is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2001. Niger was first reported in SSA data in 1976 and peaked in 1976 (9 births).
Girls named Niger per year · hover for count and girls rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1976–2001 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2001) · 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 Niger
Boys named Niger per year · hover for count and boys rank · Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1976–2001 · U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2001) · 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