Niamh

NEEV, NEE-uv

Irish Gaelic

"bright"

Niamh Origin and Meaning

Variation of Neve

Niamh Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 357 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Niamh

• 357 Nameberry 2025
• 195 England 2024
• 77 scotland 2024
• 95 Ireland 2024

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Famous People Named Niamh

• Niamh Cusack Irish actress
• Niamh Kavanagh Irish singer
• Niamh McGrady Northern Irish actress
• Niamh O'Brien Irish dancer, wife of Riverdance costar Michael Flatley
• Niamh Wilson Canadian actress
• Niamh Perry Northern Irish actress and singer
• Niamh Fahey Irish footballer
• Niamh Ní Charra Irish fiddler
• Niamh Nicole Rippin British gymnast

The name Niamh in Pop Culture

• Niamh heroine of Christina Baker Kline's novel "Orphan Train"
• Niamh of the Golden Hair princess of Tir na nOg, a fanatical island to the west of Ireland where nobody ever grows old