How Many People Are Named Niem?
An estimated 14 people in the United States have the first name Niem. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Niem peaked in popularity in 2021 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Niem 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 Niem paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Niem is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
14
About 1 in 24,482,453 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2021
8 births
Total Registered
14
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Niem
Niem is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 14 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Niem as a male name
Ranked #9,433 in 2021
8 male births in 2021
Peak: 2021 (8 births)
Niem: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Niem span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 8 babies were registered. Niem remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Niem by Decade
How has Niem 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.
Niem + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Niem as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Niem
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Niem: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Niem?
We estimate approximately 14 people named Niem 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 24,482,453 Americans share this first name.
Is Niem a common name?
Niem is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 34% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 14 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Niem most popular?
Niem reached peak popularity in 2021, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Niem is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Niem a male name?
Niem is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Niem Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Niem Smith, Niem Johnson, Niem 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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