Boys' name · since 2010
Niyam
Niyam has 202 recorded births since 2010 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12,892 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,670 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 202
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
202 babies have been named Niyam since 2010, making it today's #4670 boys' name.
Niyam has 202 recorded births among boys since 2010, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4670 as of the latest data, more common than 66% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2010 to 2025.
- #12,892 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,670 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 202 born since 2010
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niyam ranks #12,892 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,670 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 202 born since 2010, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12,892 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,670 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 202
- born since 2010
- 2020s
- peak decade
Niyam's 202 recorded births place it above 71.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Niyam compares
202 38th 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
Niyam's all-time total is 45% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Niyam | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 202 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Niyam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Niyam's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2010, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Niyam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2010–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Niyam by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (105 births, 52% of the file).
2020s was Niyam's strongest decade.
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Niyam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
97 births
- 2020s
2020s
105 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 105 births (52% of all-time use).
Niyam by state
Where Niyam concentrates geographically, total births since 2010
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.5% |
5 of 202 births nationwide.
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- Texas records the most Niyams (5 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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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, 2010–2025 (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 Niyam 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.