Niobe
Niobe was in Greek mythology a daughter of Tantalus and of either Dione or of Eurythemista or Euryanassa. She was the wife of Amphion and the sister of Pelops and Broteas.
Meaning & Origin of Niobe
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Niobe was in Greek mythology a daughter of Tantalus and of either Dione or of Eurythemista or Euryanassa. She was the wife of Amphion and the sister of Pelops and Broteas.
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The Story of Niobe
Niobe first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2003, with 21 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 33 Niobes were born — ranking #4,171 that year. As of 2026, Niobe ranks #12,180 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 190 Niobes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Niobe
Niobe is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2003 and has accumulated 190 births in the dataset. Niobe's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #4,171. Use the chart and map above to compare Niobe'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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