NameTides

Nima

Nima was the #5,208 boys' name in the US in 2025 (18 babies), and #3,256 in England & Wales.

Nima as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Nima as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Nima as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#5,208 (18)#3,256 (6)—
2024#6,199 (14)#2,672 (8)#3,072 (5)
2023#5,666 (16)#4,992 (3)#2,614 (6)
2022#7,262 (11)#4,002 (4)#2,810 (5)
2021#5,776 (15)#3,451 (5)#1,406 (14)
2020#5,699 (15)#3,848 (4)—
2019#6,406 (13)#3,937 (4)#2,756 (5)
2018#8,154 (9)#3,412 (5)#2,176 (7)
2017#6,685 (12)#3,996 (4)#1,720 (10)
2016#7,605 (10)#2,556 (8)#1,831 (9)
2015#9,568 (7)#3,908 (4)—
2014#8,130 (9)#4,632 (3)#1,657 (10)
2013#9,655 (7)#3,822 (4)—
2012#8,864 (8)#3,987 (4)#2,666 (5)
2011#7,009 (11)#4,647 (3)#2,629 (5)

Nima as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Nima as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUS
Nima as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#10,917 (8)—#3,044 (6)
2024#10,271 (9)——
2023#8,486 (12)——
2022#9,056 (11)——
2021#10,292 (9)#5,581 (3)—
2020#7,212 (15)——
2019#12,448 (7)#4,686 (4)#2,872 (6)
2018#7,409 (15)#3,518 (6)#2,344 (8)
2017#10,689 (9)#5,765 (3)—
2016#8,875 (12)——
2015#8,008 (14)——
2014#7,636 (15)——
2013#7,372 (16)#5,742 (3)—
2012#11,257 (9)——
2011#11,181 (9)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1982 at #1,596.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1971.
  • In 2025, 31% of US babies named Nima were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 91,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 91,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 45,000rare
USGirls2025about 1 in 200,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 25,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Nima is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 96,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 62,000 to 1 in 150,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Nima by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,471CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Nima (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
NimaCanadaGirls#3,0446
NimaCanadaBoys—too few
NimaEngland & WalesGirls—too few
NimaEngland & WalesBoys#3,2566
NimaNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
NimaUSGirls#10,9178
NimaUSBoys#5,20818