Girls' name · since 1970
Niema
Niema has 513 recorded births since 1970 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,657 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,519 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 513
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Niema is the #13519 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 513 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niema has been recorded 513 times among girls since 1970, currently ranked #13519 nationally and more common than 22% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #11,657 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,519 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 513 born since 1970
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niema ranks #11,657 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,519 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 513 born since 1970, peaking in the 2000s.
- #11,657 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,519 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 513
- born since 1970
- 2000s
- peak decade
Niema's 513 recorded births place it above 83.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Niema compares
513 Top 45% higher than 55% of 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
Niema's all-time total is 36% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Niema | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 513 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 21 | 19,840 |
Niema's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Niema splits its recorded history at 1994: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1970 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 37 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Niema popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Niema by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (139 births, 27% of the file).
2000s was Niema's strongest decade.
139 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Niema births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
88 births
- 1980s
1980s
106 births
- 1990s 51
1990s
51 births
- 2000s
2000s
139 births
- 2010s
2010s
111 births
- 2020s 18
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 139 births (27% of all-time use).
How Niema compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Niema's total volume
Niema by state
Where Niema concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 1.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 5 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 1.0% |
10 of 513 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Niema's data
- Niema's decade-level peak was the 2000s (139 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Niemas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Niema: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Niema 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.