How Many People Are Named Niamh?
people named Niamh are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 213,482 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,617 babies named Niamh in Social Security records from 1969 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
ππ Very Rare
Peak Year
74 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
π Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "bright" in Irish. She was the daughter of the sea god in Irish legends. She fell in love with the poet OisΓn, son of Fionn.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
β§ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Niamh in the records were girls.
π₯ Age Distribution
The average person named Niamh alive today is about 17 years old, and 91% are under 30. Half of them were between 10 and 24 in 2025.
π Popularity Over Time
Niamh first appears in the records in 1969 and was given most often in 2008, to 74 babies. In 2025, 43 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1969 to 2025
π Rank History
Niamh has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,316, in 2001. In 2025 it ranked #3,560.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,560 |
| Best rank | #2,316 (2001) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,649 in the 2000s |
π State-Wise Distribution
People named Niamh alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Niamh were born in New York than in any other state: about 282 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Niamh was given 15 times as often in Massachusetts, 6.1 times in New York and 2 times in Illinois.
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