Girls' name · since 1982

Nyeemah

Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 95 babies named Nyeemah, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#27,702 of 72,339
all-time among girls
95
born since 1982
2010s
peak decade

Nyeemah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 95 recorded since 1982.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyeemah has been recorded 95 times among girls since 1982, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2019.

  • #27,702 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 95 born since 1982
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyeemah ranks #27,702 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 95 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.

#27,702 of 72,339
all-time among girls
95
born since 1982
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Nyeemah's 95 recorded births place it above 61.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Nyeemah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Nyeemah's full recorded timeline at 2011, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1982, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Nyeemah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2019

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (2009)
9
Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
45678910 19822005200720092012201420182019 5

Nyeemah by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (47 births, 49% of the file).

2010s was Nyeemah's strongest decade.

47 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.

Nyeemah births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 47 births (49% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nyeemah?
Nyeemah has been given to 95 babies in the U.S. since 1982, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #27,702 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2019. 9 babies were born in 2009, its single highest year.
Where does Nyeemah sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyeemah ranks #27,702 of 72,339 girls' 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 Nyeemah most popular?
Nyeemah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 47 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Nyeemah been used?
Nyeemah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1982, spanning 38 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Nyeemah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nyesha, Nyema, Nyelle, Nyeisha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Nyeemah: 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, 1982–2019 (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 Nyeemah 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.