Girls' name · since 1979
Niaomi
269 babies named Niaomi in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,895 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,622 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 269
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Niaomi currently ranks #7622 among girls' names in America, with 269 babies recorded since 1979.
Social Security Administration records show Niaomi recorded 269 times among girls since 1979, holding rank #7622 nationally today, ahead of 56% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- #16,895 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,622 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 269 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niaomi ranks #16,895 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,622 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 269 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,895 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,622 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 269
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Niaomi's 269 recorded births place it above 76.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Niaomi compares
269 43rd 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
Niaomi's all-time total is 28% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Niaomi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 269 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Niaomi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Niaomi's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1988, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 25, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Niaomi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Niaomi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (104 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Niaomi's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Niaomi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
55 births
- 2010s
2010s
104 births
- 2020s
2020s
93 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 104 births (39% of all-time use).
Niaomi by state
Where Niaomi concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.9% |
5 of 269 births nationwide.
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What to do with Niaomi's data
- Niaomi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (104 total births) through the 2020s (93) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Niaomis (5 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 Niaomi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Niaomi 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.