Niobe
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning snowy, feeble; daughter of tantalus in mythology.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Niobe by the numbers
Niobe was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 33 babies in 2004, so it is a 2000s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Niobe. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Nicolevictory of the people; a form of Nicholas1,654 in the US (2017)
- Niomipleasantness; a form of Naomi44 in the US (2017)
- Nikolevictory of the people; invented spelling of Nicole37 in the US (2017)
- Nievesnow; a form of Nieves20 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nixiewater sprite, mermaid; a form of Nix8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nicteflower10 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean snow or ice
Like Niobe, each of these has snow or ice in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Niobe
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