How Many People Are Named Niema?
An estimated 488 people in the United States have the first name Niema. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 28 years old, and Niema peaked in popularity in 2008 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Niema 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 Niema paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
488
About 1 in 702,365 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2008
37 births
Total Registered
507
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Niema
Niema is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 507 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Niema as a female name
Ranked #14,807 in 2022
6 female births in 2022
Peak: 2008 (37 births)
Niema: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Niema span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 139 babies were registered. Niema has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Niema by Decade
How has Niema 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.
Niema by State
Birth registrations for Niema span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio. The lowest are in Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania. On average, about 7 Niemas were registered per state.
Niema + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Niema as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Niema
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Niema: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Niema?
We estimate approximately 488 people named Niema 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 702,365 Americans share this first name.
Is Niema a common name?
Niema is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 507 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Niema most popular?
Niema reached peak popularity in 2008, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Niema is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Niema a female name?
Niema is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Niema Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Niema Smith, Niema Johnson, Niema 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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