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Origin & history of Niah1
Modern American roots
Niah comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Unknown; night; graceful; radiant..
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How popular is Niah?
2013
peak year
Niah first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1982. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2013, 77 babies received the name (ranked #2376). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #2887), with roughly 60 babies named Niah each year. Niah has been declining in recent years. In total, around 1,714 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
77
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #2,376)
(ranked #2,376)
60
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
600
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
1,714
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Niah5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
🌍Adventurous
🦋Free spirit
🎭Adaptable
💬Magnetic
N5
I9
A1
H8
Sum: 23 → Life path 5
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Personality of Niah🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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