Boys' name · since 2022

Niyear

16 babies named Niyear in U.S. Social Security records since 2022, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#30,946 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 2022
2020s
peak decade

Niyear is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 16 have been recorded since 2022.

Social Security Administration records show Niyear recorded 16 times among boys since 2022, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2022 to 2023.

  • #30,946 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 16 born since 2022
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niyear ranks #30,946 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 2022, peaking in the 2020s.

#30,946 of 45,481
all-time among boys
16
born since 2022
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Niyear's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Niyear's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Niyear's full recorded timeline at 2023, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2022, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Niyear popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2023)
11
Annual births at peak, across 2 years of records
4681012 20222023 11

Niyear by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (16 births, 100% of the file).

2020s was Niyear's strongest decade.

16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Niyear births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Niyear? ▼
16 babies have been named Niyear since 2022. All-time, it sits at #30,946 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2023 with 11 births.
Where does Niyear sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Niyear ranks #30,946 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Niyear most popular? ▼
Niyear was most popular in the 2020s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Niyear been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Niyear since 2022 -- 2 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Niyear? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Niyam, Niyan, Niyansh, Niyaz, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Keep exploring Niyear

Nearby Names Like Niyear

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Niyear

Niyam Boy
#4670 202 births
Niyan Boy
#8787 55 births
Niyansh Boy
#13432 16 births
Niyaz Boy
6 births
Niyon Boy
5 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Niyear: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2022–2023 (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 Niyear 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.