How Many People Are Named Niam?
An estimated 1,660 people in the United States have the first name Niam. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 8 years old, and Niam peaked in popularity in 2021 with 169 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Niam 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 Niam paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Niam is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 8, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,660
About 1 in 206,479 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2021
169 births
Total Registered
1,672
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Niam
Niam is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,672 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Niam as a male name
Ranked #1,439 in 2024
126 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (169 births)
Niam: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Niam span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 895 babies were registered. While Niam is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Niam by Decade
How has Niam 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.
Niam by State
Birth registrations for Niam span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New Jersey. The lowest are in Michigan, Arizona, Washington. On average, about 68 Niams were registered per state.
Niam + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Niam as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Niam
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Niam: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Niam?
We estimate approximately 1,660 people named Niam 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 206,479 Americans share this first name.
Is Niam a common name?
Niam is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,672 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Niam most popular?
Niam reached peak popularity in 2021, when 169 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Niam is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Niam a male name?
Niam is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Niam Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Niam Smith, Niam Johnson, Niam 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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