Girls' name · since 1972
Niani
Since 1972, U.S. Social Security records show 311 babies named Niani, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,600 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,599 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 311
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
311 babies have been named Niani since 1972, making it today's #7599 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Niani recorded 311 times among girls since 1972, holding rank #7599 nationally today, ahead of 56% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #15,600 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,599 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 311 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niani ranks #15,600 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,599 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 311 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,600 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,599 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 311
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Niani's 311 recorded births place it above 78.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Niani compares
311 46th percentile among 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
Niani's all-time total is 17% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Niani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 311 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Niani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Niani's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2011, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 19, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Niani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Niani by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (89 births, 29% of the file).
2000s was Niani's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Niani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
79 births
- 2000s
2000s
89 births
- 2010s
2010s
56 births
- 2020s
2020s
81 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 89 births (29% of all-time use).
Niani by state
Where Niani concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 311 births nationwide.
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What to do with Niani's data
- Niani's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (89 total births) through the 2020s (81) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Georgia records the most Nianis (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Niani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Niani 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.