Feminine dossier · first seen 1969

Niamh

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Niamh
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2008

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1969Peak 20082024

Peak year

2008

Decline from peak

31.1%

2024

All-time

1,574

Niamh has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2008, when 74 girls were named Niamh.

In 2024, only 51 girls were given the name.

Down 31.1% from its peak.

All told, about 1,574 Americans have been named Niamh and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1969.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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