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Niah

unisex

Niah.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1997 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #842 in Republic of Ireland in 2007. See regions.

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Data Confidence

Official popularity evidence
Verified
Profile completeness
Partial
Editorial research
Not yet completed

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Name Characteristics

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Pronunciation clarity

Not yet assessed — Namewise hasn't recorded a pronunciation (respelling or IPA) for this name yet.

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling: shorter names with fewer irregular letter clusters score higher. A disclosed formula, not an editorial opinion — and not a confidence measurement.

Regional familiarity

Editorial judgement of how familiar this name is in its primary region of use today.

International familiarity

Editorial judgement of how easily this name travels across languages and borders.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin
Meaning
Not available
Pronunciation
Not available
Syllables
1
Common nicknames
None recorded
Classification
Traditional & modern
Gender usage
unisex
Language family
Not available

Popularity

RisingEngland and Wales (female) rank from 1997 to 2024, ranging from #1016 to #3142.1997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024#1016#3142
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England and Wales — female rank by year
YearRank
1997#2152
1998#3142
1999#2189
2000#1688
2001#1359
2002#1192
2003#1722
2004#1252
2005#1500
2006#1386
2007#1502
2008#1176
2009#1248
2010#1072
2011#1196
2012#1210
2013#1148
2014#1016
2015#1057
2016#1031
2017#1411
2018#1526
2019#1316
2020#1044
2021#1692
2022#1767
2023#1863
2024#1491

Demonstration dataSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

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Meaning & Origin

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

Audio not yet available.
Syllables
1
Ease
easy

Demonstration dataSource: HEKNO Name Intelligence.Confidence: insufficient.

Regional Use

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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