Total births
195
Girls' name · since 1996
Nieve
195 babies named Nieve in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11555
- among girls today
- 195
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 35%
- more common than other girls
Nieve currently ranks #11555 among girls' names in America, with 195 babies recorded since 1996.
Nieve has 195 recorded births among girls since 1996, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11555 as of the latest data, more common than 35% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #11555 among girls today
- 195 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
- 35% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Nieve is currently the #11555 girls' name in America, more common than 35% of girls - 195 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11555
- among girls today
- 195
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 35%
- more common than other girls
Nieve vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#11555
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 35% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
38% of everyone ever named Nieve was born in this single decade.
2005
Single peak year
11 babies were named Nieve in 2005 - its busiest year on record.
How Nieve compares
195 36th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nieve's all-time total is 49% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nieve | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 195 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 48 | 19,840 |
Nieve's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nieve's full recorded timeline at 2011, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1996, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nieve at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2005
Current rank
#11,555
Active since
1996
Nieve popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Nieve by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Nieve's strongest decade.
75 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Nieve births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
66 births
- 2010s
2010s
75 births
- 2020s
2020s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 75 births (38% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nieve? ▼
195 babies have been named Nieve since 1996. It currently ranks #11555 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 11 births.
When was Nieve most popular? ▼
Nieve was most popular in the 2010s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
How long has the name Nieve been used? ▼
Records for Nieve go back to 1996, giving 30 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Nieve? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Niesha, Nieves, Niema, Nieshia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Nieve's data
- Nieve's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (75 total births) through the 2020s (37) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Nieve
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1996–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nieve: #11555 Girls' Name - 195 Births, Peak 2005." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nieve. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nieve draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.