Names / Girl names
Niamh
Current rank
#3,561
holding steady
All-time peak
#2,320
in 2001
First recorded
1969
in U.S. data
Children named
1,600
since 1969
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #2,320 in 2001 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Niamh first appears in American naming records in 1969, where it reads as a girls' name. It currently sits off the most-common lists, a quieter choice. Over 1,600 have carried it since records began.