girl's name
Niame
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 430
Niame is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2023, when 20 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1979.
Niame over time
Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 60 |
| 1990s | 75 |
| 2000s | 120 |
| 2010s | 95 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 75 |
How popular is Niame?
In 2025, Niame was given to 5 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Niame is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Niamé | Niamé is a rare spelling of Niame, written with an acute accent and recorded about 120 times, mostly in France. | 120 |
Names that peaked alongside Niame
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Niame also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Niame over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Niame
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Niame — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Niame
Is Niame a girl's or a boy's name?
Niame is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Niame most popular?
Niame peaked in 2023, when 20 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Niame a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Niame currently ranks #2,505 in France. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.