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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2000 with 1,204 babies (rank #40 that year). It was not in the 2024 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.

17,486
Total babies (all years)
21
Years in the data
1,204
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
1996381#120
1997591#86
1998837#66
19991,194#47
20001,204#40
20011,047#49
2002956#54
2003991#56
20041,178#48
20051,110#50
2006932#63
2007901#69
2008958#70
2009824#76
2010777#78
2011733#81
2012672#85
2013596#90
2014554#103
2015525#109
2016525#109