Niam
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NEE-am
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,686 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #1,436 for boys
Niam is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 1,686th for boys in the UK (16 babies) and 1,436th for boys in the US (125 babies).
Where does Niam come from?
Used in Indian and Muslim families; exact root uncertain
Is Niam a girl's or a boy's name?
Niam is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 boys in the UK and 125 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Niam in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,686th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 16 about 1 in 19,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 36% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 16 boys in the UK were named Niam, making it the 1,686th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,581st. Its busiest year was 2015, with 37 boys.
Half of all the boys named Niam in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 26 boys in the UK were given Niam or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,043, up from #1,686 for this spelling alone.
- Niam 16
- Neeom 10
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,612th in England and Wales.
Niam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,686 |
| 2024 | 21 | #1,355 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 20 | #1,404 |
| 2021 | 36 | #931 |
| 2020 | 16 | #1,581 |
| 2019 | 32 | #994 |
| 2018 | 27 | #1,119 |
| 2017 | 28 | #1,115 |
| 2016 | 30 | #1,056 |
| 2015 | 37 | #906 |
| 2014 | 20 | #1,357 |
| 2013 | 21 | #1,290 |
| 2012 | 16 | #1,622 |
| 2011 | 26 | #1,095 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,508 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,507 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 12 | #1,760 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 11 | #1,701 |
| 2004 | 9 | #1,831 |
| 2003 | 12 | #1,418 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 11 | #1,308 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Niam in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,436th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 125 about 1 in 14,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 125 boys in the US were named Niam, making it the 1,436th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,288th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 169 boys. It first appears in the records in 1993.
2025 had fewer boys named Niam than any year since 2014.
Half of all the boys named Niam in the US since 1880 were born between 2016 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 136 boys in the US were given Niam or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,237, up from #1,436 for this spelling alone.
- Niam 125
- Neeom 11
Niam in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 125 | #1,436 |
| 2024 | 126 | #1,438 |
| 2023 | 133 | #1,390 |
| 2022 | 126 | #1,440 |
| 2021 | 169 | #1,168 |
| 2020 | 141 | #1,288 |
| 2019 | 127 | #1,394 |
| 2018 | 137 | #1,324 |
| 2017 | 130 | #1,365 |
| 2016 | 155 | #1,216 |
| 2015 | 126 | #1,374 |
| 2014 | 108 | #1,492 |
| 2013 | 41 | #2,802 |
| 2012 | 30 | #3,527 |
| 2011 | 22 | #4,354 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,676 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 7 | #9,782 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #8,921 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 6 | #9,385 |
| 2001 | 6 | #9,236 |
| 2000 | 6 | #9,104 |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
Names like Niam
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa, Muhammad, Arham, Zayan, Zayaan, Ibrahim, Zayd, Rayyan, Eesa, Hamza, Umar, Yahya
Other spellings of Niam
Names related to Niam
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Niam: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/niam, updated 20 October 2026.