Recorded 1971–2003 Girls' name Peak 1972 260 births

Niambi — girls' name

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.

1970s1091980s401990s952000s16
1970s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Niambi was born in this single decade.

1972
Single peak year

21 babies were named Niambi in 1972 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Niambi

The Social Security Administration has registered 260 babies named Niambi between 1971 and 2003, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Niambi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1972, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Niambi performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Niambi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Niambi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Niambi in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 260 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Niambi at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

260

Since 1971

33 years of records

Peak year

1972

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1971

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2003

Niambi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1971

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1972)
21
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
0510152025 20031998199419861980197619721971 9

Niambi by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
109 births that decade — 42% of Niambi's all-time total
1970s1091980s401990s952000s16

Niambi by state

Where Niambi concentrates geographically — total births since 1971

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Niambi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 4.2%
New York share of Niambi's total US births 4.2%

11 of 260 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Niambi?
260 babies have been named Niambi since 1971. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1972 with 21 births.
When was Niambi most popular?
Niambi was most popular in the 1970s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 1972.
Where is Niambi most popular?
The top states for the name Niambi are New York (11 births).
How long has the name Niambi been used?
Niambi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 33 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Niambi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nia, Niah, Niamh, Niara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.