Nijay

NIH-jay /ˈnɪdʒeɪ/
boy 2 syllables fading

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

Nijay is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2014. Nijay was first reported in SSA data in 1999 and peaked in 2005 (9 births).

About the name Nijay

PronunciationNIH-jay /ˈnɪdʒeɪ/

Names similar to Nijay

How popular is Nijay?

Boys named Nijay
19992000200520102014
Boys named Nijay per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1999–2014 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2014) 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
Girls named Nijay
200020052009
Girls named Nijay per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1999–2014 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2014) 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

Nijay total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
201466—#11,722
200955#19,406—
20081313#13,470#14,019
200755#19,713—
200655—#13,442
200599—#8,108
20041111#9,726—
200366—#10,497
200155—#11,802
200066#14,504—
199955—#11,103