Total births
14
Boys' name · since 1994
Niem
14 babies named Niem in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 14
- total births
- 1994–2021
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
Niem sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 14 recorded since 1994.
Niem has 14 recorded births among boys since 1994, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 2021.
- 14 total births
- 1994–2021 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 57% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
14 boys have been named Niem since 1994, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2021.
- 14
- total births
- 1994–2021
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 57%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
57% of everyone ever named Niem was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
8 babies were named Niem in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
Niem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Niem's full recorded timeline at 2021, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1994, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Niem at a glance
Last recorded 2021Peak year
2021
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1994
Niem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–2021
- Peak year (2021)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Niem by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Niem's strongest decade.
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Niem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 8 births (57% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Niem? ▼
Since 1994, Social Security records show 14 babies named Niem. The most recent recorded year was 2021. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 8 births.
When was Niem most popular? ▼
Niem was most popular in the 2020s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Niem been used? ▼
Niem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 28 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Niem? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Niels, Niel, Nieves, Nieko, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Niem
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Nieves Boy
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Nieko Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1994–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Niem: Baby Name Since 1994 - 14 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/niem. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Niem 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 July 2026.