How Many People Are Named Niah?
An estimated 1,692 people in the United States have the first name Niah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Niah peaked in popularity in 2013 with 77 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Niah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Niah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Niah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 16, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,692
About 1 in 202,573 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2013
77 births
Total Registered
1,714
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Niah
Niah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,714 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Niah as a female name
Ranked #3,099 in 2024
52 female births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (77 births)
Niah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Niah span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 655 babies were registered. While Niah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Niah by Decade
How has Niah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Niah by State
Birth registrations for Niah span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in New Jersey, Ohio, Illinois. On average, about 71 Niahs were registered per state.
Niah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Niah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Niah
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Niah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Niah?
We estimate approximately 1,692 people named Niah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 202,573 Americans share this first name.
Is Niah a common name?
Niah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,714 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Niah most popular?
Niah reached peak popularity in 2013, when 77 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Niah is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Niah a female name?
Niah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Niah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Niah Smith, Niah Johnson, Niah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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