Boys' name · since 1991
Nyeem
Nyeem has 357 recorded births since 1991 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,646 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,216 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 357
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
357 babies have been named Nyeem since 1991, making it today's #9216 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyeem has been recorded 357 times among boys since 1991, currently ranked #9216 nationally and more common than 34% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1991 to 2025.
- #9,646 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,216 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 357 born since 1991
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyeem ranks #9,646 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,216 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 357 born since 1991, peaking in the 2000s.
- #9,646 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,216 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 357
- born since 1991
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nyeem's 357 recorded births place it above 78.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Pennsylvania.
How Nyeem compares
357 49th 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
Nyeem's all-time total is 3% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nyeem | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 357 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nyeem's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nyeem splits its recorded history at 2009: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1991 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nyeem popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1991–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Nyeem by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (146 births, 41% of the file).
2000s was Nyeem's strongest decade.
146 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Nyeem births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 53
1990s
53 births
- 2000s
2000s
146 births
- 2010s
2010s
106 births
- 2020s 52
2020s
52 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 146 births (41% of all-time use).
Nyeem by state
Where Nyeem concentrates geographically, total births since 1991
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 48 | 13.4% |
48 of 357 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nyeem's data
- Nyeem's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (146 total births) through the 2020s (52) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Nyeems (48 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nyeem: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1991–2025 (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 Nyeem 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.