US rank #5531 Boys' name Peak 2008 349 births

Nyeem — #5531 US boys' name

349 babies named Nyeem in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s532000s1462010s1062020s44
#5531
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 61% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Nyeem was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

23 babies were named Nyeem in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nyeem

The Social Security Administration has registered 349 babies named Nyeem between 1991 and 2024, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nyeem currently holds the #5531 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nyeem performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 146 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nyeem shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 48 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nyeem in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nyeem 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 349 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.

Nyeem at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

349

Since 1991

34 years of records

Peak year

2008

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,531

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1991

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nyeem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1991

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
23
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
510152025 202420192015201120072003199919941991 6

Nyeem by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
146 births that decade — 42% of Nyeem's all-time total
1990s532000s1462010s1062020s44

Nyeem by state

Where Nyeem concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nyeem
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Pennsylvania
48 13.8%
Pennsylvania share of Nyeem's total US births 13.8%

48 of 349 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nyeem?
349 babies have been named Nyeem since 1991. It currently ranks #5531 among boys. The peak year was 2008 with 23 births.
When was Nyeem most popular?
Nyeem was most popular in the 2000s decade with 146 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Nyeem most popular?
The top states for the name Nyeem are Pennsylvania (48 births).
How long has the name Nyeem been used?
Nyeem has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 34 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nyeem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nyel, Nyeir, Nye, Nyerere, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1991–2024 (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.