Niam
Niam was the 1441st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 125 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1168th with 169 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 63 places. More babies were named Niam in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,441 boys, down 147 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 125boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021169 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,798babies recorded
Niam popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,441 | 125 |
| 2020 | #1,294 | 141 |
| 2010 | #4,795 | 20 |
| 2000 | #9,956 | 6 |
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How popular is Niam, counting every spelling?
Niam is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #973 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,441 for Niam on its own. Together these spellings went to 222 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niam | 125 | #1,441 | 679 |
| Naim | 97 | #1,694 | 516 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Niam?
125 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Niam (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Niam born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 67 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Niam.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Niam?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Niam are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 4 and 10. That makes Niam a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Niam by state
How common Niam was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (4.0×), Illinois (2.5×), California (1.6×), Georgia (1.5×). In 36 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Niam: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Niam, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Niam
How popular is the name Niam?
Niam was the 1441st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 125 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1168th with 169 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 63 places. More babies were named Niam in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Niam a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Niam in the US.
Where is Niam most popular?
In 2021–2025, Niam was most common in New Jersey (0.32 per 1,000 boys), followed by Illinois and California.