Nima
Nima was the 5338th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1982, when it ranked 1614th; the most babies were born in 1990 (41). Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,964 places. More babies were named Nima in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,338 boys, up 556 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 18boys
- Girls and boys
- 40% girls, 60% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 199041 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,421babies recorded
Nima popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,643 | #5,338 | 8 | 18 |
| 2020 | #7,475 | #5,894 | 15 | 15 |
| 2010 | #13,144 | #9,426 | 8 | 8 |
| 2000 | — | #2,904 | — | 31 |
| 1990 | #12,437 | #1,899 | 6 | 41 |
| 1980 | #11,605 | #2,505 | 5 | 20 |
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How popular is Nima, counting every spelling?
Nima has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Nima?
18 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nima (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Nima born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 465 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nima.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nima?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Nima are alive today, with a median age of 31; half are between 22 and 39. That makes Nima mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Nima by state
How common Nima was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Nima: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nima, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nima
How popular is the name Nima?
Nima was the 5338th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 1982, when it ranked 1614th; the most babies were born in 1990 (41). Over the last ten years it has moved up 4,964 places. More babies were named Nima in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Nima a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 40% girls, 60% boys given the name Nima in the US.
Where is Nima most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nima was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 boys).