Nyjah is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2014 and remains in steady use.
Nyjah is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,919 among boys (43) and #16,631 among girls (5) — overall #5,803 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | 48 | #16,631 | #2,919 |
| 2024 | 55 | 55 | #17,041 | #2,655 |
| 2023 | 61 | 61 | #10,947 | #2,571 |
| 2022 | 84 | 84 | #9,512 | #2,074 |
| 2021 | 79 | 79 | #7,177 | #2,251 |
| 2020 | 74 | 74 | #11,851 | #2,130 |
| 2019 | 62 | 62 | #7,252 | #2,755 |
| 2018 | 53 | 53 | #8,487 | #2,981 |
| 2017 | 66 | 66 | #11,381 | #2,305 |
| 2016 | 47 | 47 | #15,737 | #2,920 |
| 2015 | 72 | 72 | #7,518 | #2,342 |
| 2014 | 88 | 88 | #6,923 | #2,035 |
| 2013 | 48 | 48 | #10,077 | #3,039 |
| 2012 | 53 | 53 | #8,112 | #3,041 |
| 2011 | 43 | 43 | #9,024 | #3,579 |
| 2010 | 33 | 33 | #6,837 | #6,280 |
| 2009 | 44 | 44 | #6,494 | #4,391 |
| 2008 | 36 | 36 | #6,092 | #6,666 |
| 2007 | 38 | 38 | #6,495 | #5,364 |
| 2006 | 48 | 48 | #4,136 | #6,788 |
| 2005 | 19 | 19 | #6,478 | — |
| 2004 | 29 | 29 | #4,677 | — |
| 2003 | 43 | 43 | #3,401 | — |
| 2002 | 30 | 30 | #4,251 | — |
| 2001 | 40 | 40 | #3,847 | #10,176 |
| 2000 | 43 | 43 | #3,204 | — |
| 1999 | 27 | 27 | #4,274 | — |
| 1998 | 38 | 38 | #3,279 | — |
| 1997 | 20 | — | #5,169 | — |
| 1996 | 10 | — | #8,651 | — |
| 1995 | 9 | — | #9,337 | — |
| 1994 | 13 | — | #6,965 | — |
| 1993 | 11 | — | #7,909 | — |
| 1992 | 7 | — | #11,349 | — |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #14,721 | — |