How Many People Are Named Niomi?
An estimated 1,201 people in the United States have the first name Niomi. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Niomi peaked in popularity in 2020 with 67 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Niomi 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 Niomi paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Niomi is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,201
About 1 in 285,391 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2020
67 births
Total Registered
1,224
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Niomi
Niomi is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,224 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Niomi as a female name
Ranked #3,199 in 2024
50 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (67 births)
Niomi: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Niomi span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 394 babies were registered. While Niomi is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Niomi by Decade
How has Niomi 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.
Niomi by State
Birth registrations for Niomi span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, North Carolina. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Virginia. On average, about 19 Niomis were registered per state.
Niomi + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Niomi as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Niomi
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Niomi: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Niomi?
We estimate approximately 1,201 people named Niomi 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 285,391 Americans share this first name.
Is Niomi a common name?
Niomi is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,224 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Niomi most popular?
Niomi reached peak popularity in 2020, when 67 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Niomi is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Niomi a female name?
Niomi is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Niomi Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Niomi Smith, Niomi Johnson, Niomi 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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