Unisex name · since 1976
Niger
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 25 babies named Niger, peaking in 1976. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #43,291 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 25
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
Niger sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 25 recorded since 1976.
Niger has 25 recorded births among girls since 1976, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 1984.
- #43,291 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 25 born since 1976
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niger ranks #43,291 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 25 born since 1976, peaking in the 1970s.
- #43,291 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 25
- born since 1976
- 1970s
- peak decade
Niger's 25 recorded births place it above 39.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Niger's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Niger's full recorded timeline at 1977, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1984, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1976 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Niger popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1984
- Peak year (1976)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Niger popularity over time - boys
11 total births recorded since 1994 (Niger as boys' name)
Niger by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (18 births, 72% of the file).
1970s was Niger's strongest decade.
18 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Niger births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
18 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 18 births (72% of all-time use).
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- Niger's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (18 total births) through the 1980s (7) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Niger: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1976)
Similar record span (~8 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, 1976–1984 (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 Niger 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.