Boys' name · since 2009
Nilmar
36 babies named Nilmar in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #24,554 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 36
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
36 boys have been named Nilmar since 2009, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nilmar has been recorded 36 times among boys since 2009, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2011.
- #24,554 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 36 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nilmar ranks #24,554 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,554 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 36
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nilmar's 36 recorded births place it above 45.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Nilmar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nilmar's full recorded timeline at 2010, 86% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 14% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2010 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nilmar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2011
- Peak year (2010)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2011.
36 total births across 3 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2010 with 19 births in a single year.
Nilmar by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (31 births, 86% of the file).
2010s was Nilmar's strongest decade.
31 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 86% of all-time use.
Nilmar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 31 births (86% of all-time use).
Nilmar decade highlights
- Peak decade 31 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Nilmar by state
Where Nilmar concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 13.9% |
5 of 36 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 13.9% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 13.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Nilmar's data
- California records the most Nilmars (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nilmar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~2 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 2009–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Nilmar 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 August 2026.
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