Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Greek.
The story
In mythological stories, Niobe is associated with a weeping queen.
Niobe through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 197
- 0 boys · 197 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,822 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,822 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 33 in 2004. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 232 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Niobe’s family of names
Niobe has a related form in Niobea. Niobe has a related form in Niobee. Niobe has a related form in Niobeh.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Nyobivariant
- Niobivariant
- Nyobievariant
- Niobievariant
- Nyobeavariant
- Niobeavariant
- Nyobeyvariant
- Niobeyvariant
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