Niamh
Niamh was the 3561st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 2320th; the most babies were born in 2008 (74). Over the last ten years it has moved up 645 places. More babies were named Niamh in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,561 girls, up 680 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 43girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200874 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,617babies recorded
Niamh popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,561 | 43 |
| 2020 | #4,241 | 33 |
| 2010 | #3,680 | 43 |
| 2000 | #2,531 | 60 |
| 1990 | #9,005 | 9 |
| 1980 | #7,897 | 8 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Niamh, counting every spelling?
Niamh has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Niamh?
43 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Niamh (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Niamh 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 195 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Niamh.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Niamh?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Niamh are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 11 and 25. That makes Niamh mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Niamh by state
How common Niamh was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.3×). In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Niamh
How popular is the name Niamh?
Niamh was the 3561st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 2001, when it ranked 2320th; the most babies were born in 2008 (74). Over the last ten years it has moved up 645 places. More babies were named Niamh in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Niamh a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Niamh in the US.
Where is Niamh most popular?
In 2021–2025, Niamh was most common in Massachusetts (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Pennsylvania.