Niamh

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Niamh is an Irish feminine given name, anglicised as Neve, Nieve, Neave, Neavh or Neeve. In Irish mythology, Niamh is the daughter of the god of the sea, Manannรกn mac Lir and one of the queens of Tรญr na nร“g, the land of eternal youth. She was the lover of the poet-hero Oisรญn.

From Wikipedia

Niamh first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 4 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 7 babies (rank #248 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Niamh

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Niamh yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

21
Total babies (all years)
4
Years in the data
7
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
20147#248
20155#324
20166#287
20173#518