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Niamh

Gender

Female

Origin

Celtic/Gaelic
Bright.
Irish
Radiance, brightness; The daughter of the sea god Manannan, she was known as "Niamh of the Golden Hair," a beautiful princess riding on a white horse.

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Niamh

Pronunciation

ni(a)-mh

Famous People

Irish Actress Niamh Cusack, Canadian actress Neve Campbell

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2008 (rank #2535, 74 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3517, 43 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
202543
202451
202333
202237
202135
202033
201944
201840
201737
201645

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2000 (rank #40, 1,204 births); most recent 2025 (rank #208, 228 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025228
2024251
2023297
2022300
2021362
2020366
2019387
2018406
2017492
2016525

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #3453, 5 births); most recent 2023 (rank #5176, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
20233
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1993 (rank #2, 719 births); most recent 2025 (rank #90, 54 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202554
202451
202375
202270
202182
202061
2019106
2018104
2017132
2016157

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #21, 248 births); most recent 2025 (rank #74, 56 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202556
202454
202372
202255
202176
202078
201988
201894
201777
201695

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1999 (rank #8, 220 births); most recent 2025 (rank #77, 27 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202527
202437
202346
202264
202161
202065
201978
201892
201794
201683

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2005 (rank #503, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence