Niobi
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 Niobi
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 Niobi
American parents first put Niobi on the record books as a baby girl name in 2004, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2004, when 6 Niobis were born — ranking #14,177 that year. Niobi last appeared in the published SSA data in 2004, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 6 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Niobi most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- MA61%
- United States39%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Niobi
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Niobi
Niobi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 6 births in the dataset. Niobi's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #14,177. Use the chart and map above to compare Niobi'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.