Niyam comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Discipline or moral principles..
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How popular is Niyam?
2022peak year
The name Niyam reached its peak in 2022, with 23 registrations (ranked #4535). It had only entered records 12 years earlier, in 2010. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #5902) today, averaging about 16 new babies per year. Niyam's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 180 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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