Boys' name · since 1885
Nim
Since 1885, U.S. Social Security records show 28 babies named Nim, peaking in 1925. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,470 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Nim is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 28 have been recorded since 1885.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nim has been recorded 28 times among boys since 1885, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1885 to 1925.
- #26,470 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 28 born since 1885
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nim ranks #26,470 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1885, peaking in the 1920s.
- #26,470 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1885
- 1920s
- peak decade
Nim's 28 recorded births place it above 41.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nim's full recorded timeline at 1920, 61% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 39% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1925 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1885–1925
- Peak year (1925)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Nim by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (17 births, 61% of the file).
1920s was Nim's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Nim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
17 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 17 births (61% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1885–1925 (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 Nim 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.