Boys' name · since 1997
Nyheim
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 131 babies named Nyheim, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #15,666 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,728 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 131
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
131 babies have been named Nyheim since 1997, making it today's #12728 boys' name.
Nyheim has 131 recorded births among boys since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12728 as of the latest data, more common than 9% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #15,666 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,728 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 131 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyheim ranks #15,666 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,728 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 131 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,666 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,728 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 131
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nyheim's 131 recorded births place it above 65.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
How Nyheim compares
131 30th 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
Nyheim's all-time total is 64% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nyheim | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 131 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nyheim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nyheim splits its recorded history at 2011: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1997 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nyheim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Nyheim by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (53 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Nyheim's strongest decade.
53 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Nyheim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
53 births
- 2010s
2010s
25 births
- 2020s
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 53 births (40% of all-time use).
Nyheim by state
Where Nyheim concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 7 | 5.3% |
7 of 131 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nyheim's data
- Nyheim's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (53 total births) through the 2020s (48) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- North Carolina records the most Nyheims (7 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina 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 Nyheim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Nyheim 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.