Girls' name · since 1963
Niomi
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 1,271 babies named Niomi, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,387 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,356 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,271
- born since 1963
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Niomi is the #3356 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,271 recorded since 1963.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niomi has been recorded 1,271 times among girls since 1963, currently ranked #3356 nationally and more common than 81% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2025.
- #6,387 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,356 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,271 born since 1963
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niomi ranks #6,387 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,356 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,271 born since 1963, peaking in the 2010s.
- #6,387 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,356 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,271
- born since 1963
- 2010s
- peak decade
Niomi's 1,271 recorded births place it above 91.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Niomi compares
1,271 Top 28% higher than 72% 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
Niomi's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Niomi | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,271 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 67 | 21 | 19,840 |
Niomi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Niomi's full recorded timeline at 2000, 79% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 21% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2020 peak of 67 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Niomi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Niomi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (395 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Niomi's strongest decade.
395 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Niomi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 42
1970s
42 births
- 1980s 89
1980s
89 births
- 1990s 133
1990s
133 births
- 2000s
2000s
272 births
- 2010s
2010s
395 births
- 2020s
2020s
335 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 395 births (31% of all-time use).
How Niomi 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 Niomi's total volume
Niomi by state
Where Niomi concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 49 | 3.9% |
| #2 | California | | 39 | 3.1% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 25 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 22 | 1.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 15 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.4% |
49 of 1,271 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Niomi appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Niomi's data
- Niomi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (395 total births) through the 2020s (335) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Niomis (49 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Niomi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1963–2025 (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 Niomi 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.