Unisex name · since 1992
Niv
Since 1992, U.S. Social Security records show 97 babies named Niv, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,633 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,145 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 97
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Niv is the #11145 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 97 recorded since 1992.
Niv has 97 recorded births among boys since 1992, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11145 as of the latest data, more common than 20% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2025.
- #17,633 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,145 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 97 born since 1992
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niv ranks #17,633 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,145 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 97 born since 1992, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,633 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,145 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 97
- born since 1992
- 2010s
- peak decade
Niv's 97 recorded births place it above 61.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Niv compares
97 25th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Niv's all-time total is 74% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Niv | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 97 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Niv's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Niv's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1992, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Niv popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Niv popularity over time - girls
36 total births recorded since 2019 (Niv as girls' name)
Niv by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (32 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Niv's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Niv births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
20 births
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
- 2020s
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 32 births (33% of all-time use).
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What to do with Niv's data
- Niv's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (32 total births) through the 2020s (28) -- 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Niv: 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 (~33 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, 1992–2025 (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 Niv 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.