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Niam

Niam holds the #1436 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 125 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #1288 in 2020 to #1436 today. Its strongest year on record was 2021 (#1168 nationally, 169 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1993. The name's biggest fan base is in New Jersey (#576 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1436
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#1168
in 2021 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
125
boys named Niam

Niam popularity, 1880–2025

0.003%0.005%0.008%0.010%18801900192019401960198020002020#1168 in 2021
Boys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2021

Where Niam is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025NH—Washington: #999 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)WA#999Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025MI—New York: #1410 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)NY#1410Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025IA—Illinois: #632 (14 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)IL#632Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: #1004 (7 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)PA#1004New Jersey: #576 (12 boys, 0.03% of boys born 2025)NJ#576Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025CT—California: #1197 (16 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)CA#1197Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025VA—Maryland: #809 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)MD#809Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025DE—Arizona: #927 (5 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)AZ#927New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025TN—North Carolina: #825 (10 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NC#825South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025HI—Texas: #1347 (14 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1347Florida: fewer than 5 boys named Niam in 2025FL—
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New Jersey (#576), Illinois (#632), Maryland (#809)

Uniqueness score

61/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Niam in the most recent year of SSA data.

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