Niyam — #5609 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Niyam

The Social Security Administration has registered 180 babies named Niyam between 2010 and 2024, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Niyam currently holds the #5609 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Niyam performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 97 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Niyam shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Niyam in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Niyam 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 180 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.