Girls' name · since 1982
Niah
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 1,741 babies named Niah, peaking in 2013. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,171 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,299 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,741
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,741 babies have been named Niah since 1982, making it today's #5299 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niah has been recorded 1,741 times among girls since 1982, currently ranked #5299 nationally and more common than 69% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #5,171 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,299 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,741 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niah ranks #5,171 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,299 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,741 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,171 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,299 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,741
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Niah's 1,741 recorded births place it above 92.85% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Niah compares
1,741 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Niah's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Niah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,741 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 77 | 21 | 19,840 |
Niah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Niah splits its recorded history at 2005: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2013 peak of 77 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Niah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 77
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Niah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (655 births, 38% of the file).
2010s was Niah's strongest decade.
655 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Niah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 34
1980s
34 births
- 1990s 188
1990s
188 births
- 2000s
2000s
579 births
- 2010s
2010s
655 births
- 2020s
2020s
285 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 655 births (38% of all-time use).
How Niah compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Niah's total volume
Niah by state
Where Niah concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 204 | 11.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 104 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 84 | 4.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 77 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.3% |
204 of 1,741 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Niah's data
- Niah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (655 total births) through the 2020s (285) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Niahs (204 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Niah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~43 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1982–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Niah draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.