Niav
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- NEEV
- Origin
- Irish
Niav is a girls' name of Irish origin, meaning “bright, radiant”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Niav mean?
Irish: anglicised spelling of Niamh
“bright, radiant”
Anglicised spelling of Niamh, the golden-haired heroine who took the poet Oisin to Tir na nOg in Irish legend.
Is Niav a girl's or a boy's name?
Niav is a girls' name.
How popular is Niav in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 8 girls.
Niav in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 1 | #7,017 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 1 | #5,353 |
Names like Niav
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anya, Navya, Nirvi, Priya, Prisha, Jaap, Amrit, Dhriti, Saanvi, Isha, Gursanjh, Krishvi
Names related to Niav
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Finn, Aiden, Ryan, Nolan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Ronan, Connor, Declan, Casey
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Niav: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/niav, updated 20 October 2026.