Nijah

Where Nijah comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Nijah.

Nijah through the years
  1. 1977
    First appearance
    #6,340 among girls with 9 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1998
    Peak, #1,992
    75 babies named Nijah, the most in any year.
  3. 2006
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #4,685.
  4. 2015
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name. From this year on, more girls have.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes

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