Recorded 1916–1953 Girls' name Peak 1926 95 births

Nioma — girls' name

95 babies named Nioma in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s441930s281940s111950s7
1920s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Nioma was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

9 babies were named Nioma in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nioma

The Social Security Administration has registered 95 babies named Nioma between 1916 and 1953, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nioma currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1953. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nioma performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nioma shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nioma in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 95 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nioma at a glance

Last recorded 1953

Total births

95

Since 1916

38 years of records

Peak year

1926

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1953

Active since

1916

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1953

Nioma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–1916

Last recorded 1953
Peak year (1926)
9
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
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Nioma by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
44 births that decade — 46% of Nioma's all-time total
1910s51920s441930s281940s111950s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nioma?
95 babies have been named Nioma since 1916. It was last recorded in 1953. The peak year was 1926 with 9 births.
When was Nioma most popular?
Nioma was most popular in the 1920s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Nioma been used?
Nioma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 38 years of data through 1953.
What names are similar to Nioma?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Niomi, Niobe, Nioka, Niomie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–1953 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.