girl's name

Njeri

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 296

Njeri is a girl's name. In 2022 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1971, when 17 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1971.

Njeri over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2022, not a full ten years.

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'70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Njeri by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 105
1980s 33
1990s 88
2000s 56
2010s 5
2020s (to 2022) 6

How popular is Njeri?

In 2022, Njeri was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Njeri is used

England & Wales #4,313 3 in 1997
United States #13,947 6 in 2022

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Njeri

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Njeri also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Njeri over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Njeri

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Njeri — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Njeri

How popular is the name Njeri?

In 2022, Njeri was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Njeri a girl's or a boy's name?

Njeri is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Njeri most popular?

Njeri peaked in 1971, when 17 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.