Niyam
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- nee-YUM
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #4,538 for boys
Niyam is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “rule, discipline”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 4,538th for boys in the US (22 babies).
What does Niyam mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit niyama
“rule, discipline”
Niyama, personal discipline, is the second of the eight limbs of yoga described by Patanjali.
Is Niyam a girl's or a boy's name?
Niyam is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 22 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Niyam in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,511among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 29% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Niyam, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,108th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 11 boys.
2025 had more boys named Niyam than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Niyam in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Niyam in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 5 | #3,712 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,188 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | #2,576 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 10 | #2,141 |
| 2009 | 11 | #1,959 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 3 | #3,792 |
How popular is Niyam in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,538among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 78,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 47% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the US were named Niyam, making it the 4,538th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,616th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 23 boys. It first appears in the records in 2010.
Half of all the boys named Niyam in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Niyam in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #4,538 |
| 2024 | 17 | #5,439 |
| 2023 | 17 | #5,465 |
| 2022 | 23 | #4,438 |
| 2021 | 14 | #6,027 |
| 2020 | 12 | #6,616 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,590 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #12,224 |
Names like Niyam
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa Zayaan Arham Zayan Muhammad Zayd Ibrahim Rayyan Hamza Azaan Umar Ayyub
Names related to Niyam
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Aarav Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Aadhya Avyaan Ishaan Siya
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, “Niyam: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/niyam, updated 20 October 2026.