How Many People Are Named Nyheim?
An estimated 125 people in the United States have the first name Nyheim. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Nyheim peaked in popularity in 2001 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nyheim 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 Nyheim paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
125
About 1 in 2,742,035 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2001
14 births
Total Registered
126
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nyheim
Nyheim is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 126 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Nyheim as a male name
Ranked #8,754 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 2001 (14 births)
Nyheim: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nyheim span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 53 babies were registered. Nyheim remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Nyheim by Decade
How has Nyheim 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.
Nyheim by State
Nyheim + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nyheim as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nyheim
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Nyheim: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nyheim?
We estimate approximately 125 people named Nyheim 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 2,742,035 Americans share this first name.
Is Nyheim a common name?
Nyheim is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 126 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nyheim most popular?
Nyheim reached peak popularity in 2001, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nyheim is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nyheim a male name?
Nyheim is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nyheim Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nyheim Smith, Nyheim Johnson, Nyheim 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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