How Many People Are Named Niemah?
An estimated 85 people in the United States have the first name Niemah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 16 years old, and Niemah peaked in popularity in 2008 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Niemah 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 Niemah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Niemah is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
85
About 1 in 4,032,404 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
16
years old
Peak Year
2008
15 births
Total Registered
86
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Niemah
Niemah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 86 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Niemah as a female name
Ranked #16,832 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 2008 (15 births)
Niemah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Niemah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 46 babies were registered. Niemah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Niemah by Decade
How has Niemah 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.
Niemah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Niemah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Niemah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Niemah?
We estimate approximately 85 people named Niemah 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 4,032,404 Americans share this first name.
Is Niemah a common name?
Niemah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 62.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 86 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Niemah most popular?
Niemah reached peak popularity in 2008, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Niemah is approximately 16 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Niemah a female name?
Niemah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Niemah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Niemah Smith, Niemah Johnson, Niemah 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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