Niamh is a girl's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “bright.” In 2024 it was given to 51 girls in the United States.
Niamh belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “bright” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Niamh first appears in Social Security records in 1969. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2320 in 2001, and in 2024 51 babies received the name — 1,574 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Niamh means “bright” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Niamh is a girl name. In 2024, 51 babies received the name in the US.
Niamh comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Niamh first appears in US records in 1969. Its best-ever ranking was #2320 in 2001, and 51 babies were given the name in 2024.
Niamh is pronounced /nʲiəvˠ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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