Is Niah a boy or girl name?

Niah is a girl’s name. Of the 1,741 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Niah

Recorded 1982–2025 · United States

Niah was most popular in 2013, when 77 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,137 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,082, with 24 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,741 people named Niah.

Niah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Niah’s peak in 2013. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Niah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Niah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,741 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Niah

Where Niah is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org