Recorded 2003–2021 Girls' name Peak 2009 25 births

Niviah — girls' name

25 babies named Niviah in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s142010s62020s5
2000s
Peak decade

56% of everyone ever named Niviah was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

8 babies were named Niviah in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Niviah

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Niviah between 2003 and 2021, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Niviah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Niviah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Niviah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Niviah 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 25 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.

Niviah at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

25

Since 2003

19 years of records

Peak year

2009

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

2003

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2021

Niviah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2003

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2009)
8
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
456789 2021201020092003 6

Niviah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
14 births that decade — 56% of Niviah's all-time total
2000s142010s62020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Niviah?
25 babies have been named Niviah since 2003. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2009 with 8 births.
When was Niviah most popular?
Niviah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Niviah been used?
Niviah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 19 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Niviah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nivea, Nivia, Niva, Niveah, 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, 2003–2021 (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.