How Many People Are Named Niang?
An estimated 317 people in the United States have the first name Niang. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Niang peaked in popularity in 2018 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Niang 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 Niang paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
317
About 1 in 1,081,244 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2018
29 births
Total Registered
319
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Niang
Niang is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 319 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Niang as a female name
Ranked #7,136 in 2024
16 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (29 births)
Niang: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Niang span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 221 babies were registered. While Niang is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Niang by Decade
How has Niang 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.
Niang by State
Birth registrations for Niang span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Oklahoma, Georgia, Indiana. The lowest are in Indiana, Georgia, Oklahoma. On average, about 24 Niangs were registered per state.
Niang + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Niang as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Niang
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Niang: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Niang?
We estimate approximately 317 people named Niang 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 1,081,244 Americans share this first name.
Is Niang a common name?
Niang is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 319 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Niang most popular?
Niang reached peak popularity in 2018, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Niang is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Niang a female name?
Niang is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Niang Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Niang Smith, Niang Johnson, Niang 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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