Niam
Niam is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 126 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 1260.01% of boys
- Peak year
- 2021169 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1993
- 1,672people given the name
The story in the numbers
1,672 boys have been named Niam in the United States since 1993, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2021, with 169 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2021, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2018, and the 2010s alone account for 54%.
By decade
In 2021, its biggest year
Niam was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2021 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Elijah and James. See all of 2021.
Names that rose and fell with Niam
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Finnleypeak 2021
- Kacepeak 2019
- Kyngpeak 2021
- Messiahpeak 2021
- Wessonpeak 2021
- Bodhipeak 2021
- Arrowpeak 2018
- Ayvenpeak 2018
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.