Niamh
Niamh is an Irish feminine given name, anglicised as Neve, Nieve, Neave, Neavh or Neeve.
- Irish
- Irish Mythology
Meaning & Origin of Niamh
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Niamh is an Irish feminine given name, anglicised as Neve, Nieve, Neave, Neavh or Neeve.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish
- Irish Mythology
The Story of Niamh
Niamh first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1969, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2008: 74 births, good for #2,538 nationwide. About 38% of every Niamh on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Niamh ranks #3,246 for baby girls with 49 births, gradually rising (+15%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Niamh
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Niamh. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Neve
- Níam
Names that sound like Niamh
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About the name Niamh
Niamh is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Niamh's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #2,304. Use the chart and map above to compare Niamh's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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