Nigeria is a rare girls' name that peaked in 2000 and has since faded.
Nigeria is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #16,595 for girl births in the United States (and #27,461 across all names), given to 5 babies. Nigeria was first reported in SSA data in 1975 and peaked in 2000 (58 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #16,595 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | #10,204 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | #11,896 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | #16,847 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | #13,433 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 | #17,727 |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | #13,965 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | #12,696 |
| 2014 | 10 | 10 | #10,732 |
| 2013 | 7 | 7 | #14,218 |
| 2012 | 8 | 8 | #13,121 |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | #18,802 |
| 2010 | 11 | 11 | #10,276 |
| 2009 | 12 | 12 | #9,824 |
| 2008 | 17 | 17 | #7,652 |
| 2007 | 24 | 24 | #5,851 |
| 2006 | 28 | 28 | #5,059 |
| 2005 | 27 | 27 | #4,926 |
| 2004 | 25 | 25 | #5,173 |
| 2003 | 34 | 34 | #4,012 |
| 2002 | 24 | 24 | #5,044 |
| 2001 | 50 | 50 | #2,912 |
| 2000 | 58 | 58 | #2,587 |
| 1999 | 40 | 40 | #3,234 |
| 1998 | 45 | 45 | #2,915 |
| 1997 | 40 | — | #3,021 |
| 1996 | 45 | — | #2,746 |
| 1995 | 34 | — | #3,341 |
| 1994 | 28 | — | #3,867 |
| 1993 | 20 | — | #4,941 |
| 1992 | 23 | — | #4,482 |
| 1991 | 17 | — | #5,588 |
| 1990 | 16 | — | #5,750 |
| 1989 | 14 | — | #6,053 |
| 1988 | 12 | — | #6,554 |
| 1987 | 9 | — | #7,809 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #12,223 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #11,913 |
| 1984 | 8 | — | #7,926 |
| 1983 | 10 | — | #6,560 |
| 1982 | 9 | — | #7,289 |
| 1980 | 10 | — | #6,626 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #9,809 |
| 1978 | 9 | — | #6,757 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | #10,730 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #10,096 |