Girls' name · since 2003
Niobe
197 babies named Niobe in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,985 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,586 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 197
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Niobe is the #12586 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 197 recorded since 2003.
Niobe has 197 recorded births among girls since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12586 as of the latest data, more common than 27% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #19,985 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,586 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 197 born since 2003
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niobe ranks #19,985 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,586 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 197 born since 2003, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,985 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,586 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 197
- born since 2003
- 2000s
- peak decade
Niobe's 197 recorded births place it above 72.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Niobe compares
197 36th 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
Niobe's all-time total is 48% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Niobe | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 197 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 21 | 19,840 |
Niobe's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Niobe's full recorded timeline at 2012, 30% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 70% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2004 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Niobe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Niobe by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (123 births, 62% of the file).
2000s was Niobe's strongest decade.
123 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Niobe births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
123 births
- 2010s 47
2010s
47 births
- 2020s 27
2020s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 123 births (62% of all-time use).
Niobe by state
Where Niobe concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 6.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 2.5% |
12 of 197 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Niobe's data
- Niobe's decade-level peak was the 2000s (123 total births); usage has since declined to 27 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Niobes (12 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Niobe: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Niobe 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.