Niveah
A feminine name of modern invention, a respelling of "Heaven".
Name Census estimates that about 312 living Americans carry the first name Niveah. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Niveah today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Niveah births was 2009 (29 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Niveah. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
312
~ 1 in 1,098,572 Americans
Peak year
2009
29 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,359
Tracked since 2003
Census
Niveah in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 243 people with the first name Niveah, which placed it at #33,857 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#33,857
National first-name rank
People counted
243
243 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
46.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Niveah
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Niveah is Black at 46.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (22.2%) and Two or More Races (14.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Niveah described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Niveah at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American46.5% · 113
- Hispanic or Latino22.2% · 54
- Two or more races14.4% · 35
- White12.8% · 31
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.9% · 7
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 3
Popularity
Niveah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Niveah from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 143 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Niveah remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Niveah by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Niveah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Niveahs live
Origin
Meaning and history of Niveah
The name Niveah is a modern invented name, believed to have originated in the United States in the late 20th century. It is an intentional reversal of the traditional name Heaven, likely created by parents seeking a unique and creative name for their child.
Despite its modern origins, the name Niveah carries a symbolic meaning rooted in the concept of heaven or paradise. It evokes a sense of celestial beauty, purity, and divine grace, much like the traditional meaning of the name Heaven.
While there are no historical references or ancient texts mentioning the name Niveah directly, its meaning can be traced back to various religious and cultural traditions that revere the idea of a heavenly realm or paradise. For instance, in Christianity, heaven is often portrayed as a place of eternal bliss and the dwelling place of God and the angels.
The earliest recorded examples of the name Niveah are relatively recent, as it gained popularity in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Some notable individuals who have borne this name include:
1. Niveah Steele, an American actress and model born in 1988.
2. Niveah Guzman, a Puerto Rican model and beauty pageant contestant born in 1992.
3. Niveah Robles, an American child actress known for her roles in television shows and films in the early 2000s.
4. Niveah Maldonado, an American social media influencer and YouTuber born in 1998.
5. Niveah Hernandez, an American singer and songwriter active in the late 2010s.
While the name Niveah may lack a deep historical legacy, its modern popularity and symbolic meaning have made it a unique and distinctive choice for parents seeking a name that evokes a sense of celestial beauty and divine inspiration.
People
Niveah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Niveah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with N
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Niveah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Niveah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 312 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Niveah going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,098,572 US residents.
Is Niveah a common name?
We classify Niveah as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 315 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Niveah most popular?
The single biggest year for Niveah was 2009, when 29 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Niveah is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Niveah in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 243 people with the name Niveah, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #33,857 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Niveah in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Niveah?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Niveah leans strongly female. 238 people counted with this name were female (97.5%), compared with 6 male bearers (2.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Niveah?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Niveah is Black at 46.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (22.2%) and Two or More Races (14.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Niveah most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Niveah in the 2020 Census, accounting for 46.5% (113 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Niveah in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Niveah a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Niveah in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Niveah still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Niveah in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Niveah can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Niveah as a first name?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Niveah, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.