How Many People Are Named Niobe?
people named Niobe are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,752,742 people in the US has this name
Based on 197 babies named Niobe in Social Security records from 2003 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
33 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Meaning unknown. In Greek mythology Niobe was the daughter of Tantalos, a king of Asia Minor. Because she boasted that she was superior to Leto, Leto's children Apollo and Artemis killed her 14 children with poison arrows. In grief, Niobe was turned to stone by Zeus.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Niobe in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Niobe alive today is about 15 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 12 and 21 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Niobe first appears in the records in 2003 and was given most often in 2004, to 33 babies. In 2025, 7 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 2003 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Niobe has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #4,248, in 2004. In 2025 it ranked #12,817.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #12,817 |
| Best rank | #4,248 (2004) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #8,831 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Niobe alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Niobe were born in California than in any other state: about 12 of those alive today.
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