Nivea
Nivea was the 9914th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 1982nd with 92 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,013 places. More babies were named Nivea in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #9,914 girls, down 5,493 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 10girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200392 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,331babies recorded
Nivea popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #9,914 | 10 |
| 2020 | #4,421 | 31 |
| 2010 | #2,534 | 73 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #3,049 | 29 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nivea, counting every spelling?
Nivea is the most common spelling of a name family that had 17 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 17 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nivea | 10 | #9,914 | 90 |
| Nivi | 7 | #12,828 | 34 |
| Niveah | — | — | 33 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Nivea?
10 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nivea (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Nivea 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 831 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nivea.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nivea?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Nivea are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 12 and 23. That makes Nivea mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Nivea by state
How common Nivea was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls 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 Nivea: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nivea, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nivea
How popular is the name Nivea?
Nivea was the 9914th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 10 babies. Its best year was 2003, when it ranked 1982nd with 92 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,013 places. More babies were named Nivea in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Nivea a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Nivea in the US.
Where is Nivea most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nivea was most common in Illinois (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and Florida.