NameTides

Niamh

Niamh was the #3,517 girls' name in the US in 2025 (43 babies), and #208 in England & Wales and #1,668 in Canada.

Niamh as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Niamh as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.55018801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandScotlandIrelandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Niamh as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.012.52537.5501880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#3,517 (43)#208 (228)#74 (56)#77 (27)#90 (54)#1,668 (14)
2024#3,119 (51)#193 (251)#76 (54)#47 (37)#94 (51)#2,259 (9)
2023#4,276 (33)#173 (297)#59 (72)#43 (46)#73 (75)#2,027 (10)
2022#3,963 (37)#169 (300)#76 (55)#26 (64)#78 (70)#2,553 (7)
2021#4,090 (35)#136 (362)#60 (76)#28 (61)#72 (82)#1,592 (14)
2020#4,169 (33)#136 (366)#57 (78)#27 (65)#86 (61)#1,758 (12)
2019#3,499 (44)#131 (387)#53 (88)#24 (78)#54 (106)#2,188 (9)
2018#3,739 (40)#128 (406)#51 (94)#19 (92)#59 (104)#1,996 (10)
2017#3,996 (37)#111 (492)#60 (77)#18 (94)#47 (132)#1,333 (18)
2016#3,464 (45)#109 (525)#50 (95)#25 (83)#41 (157)#1,690 (13)
2015#4,144 (35)#109 (525)#45 (106)#23 (89)#42 (143)#1,757 (12)
2014#3,112 (53)#103 (554)#45 (107)#20 (103)#34 (169)#1,681 (13)
2013#3,513 (44)#90 (596)#42 (123)#25 (98)#32 (204)#1,512 (15)
2012#3,464 (46)#84 (672)#39 (141)#29 (81)#37 (185)#2,601 (7)
2011#2,868 (60)#81 (733)#40 (141)#21 (124)#30 (249)#1,244 (19)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2008 at #2,538.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1969.

How common is it?

about 1 in 37,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 37,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 1,100uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 320common
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 270common
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 390common
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Niamh is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 32,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 25,000 to 1 in 42,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Niamh by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,830NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Niamh (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
NiamhCanadaGirls#1,66814
NiamhEngland & WalesGirls#208228
NiamhIrelandGirls#9054
NiamhNorthern IrelandGirls#7727
NiamhScotlandGirls#7456
NiamhUSGirls#3,51743