Girls' name · since 1971
Niambi
260 babies named Niambi in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1972. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #17,230 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 260
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Niambi is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 260 have been recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Niambi recorded 260 times among girls since 1971, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2003.
- #17,230 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 260 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niambi ranks #17,230 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 260 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #17,230 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 260
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Niambi's 260 recorded births place it above 76.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Niambi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Niambi's full recorded timeline at 1986, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1972 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Niambi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2003
- Peak year (1972)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Niambi by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (109 births, 42% of the file).
1970s was Niambi's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Niambi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
109 births
- 1980s 40
1980s
40 births
- 1990s
1990s
95 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 109 births (42% of all-time use).
Niambi by state
Where Niambi concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 11 | 4.2% |
11 of 260 births nationwide.
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What to do with Niambi's data
- Niambi's decade-level peak was the 1970s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Niambis (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Niambi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1972)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1971–2003 (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 Niambi 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.