Unisex name · since 1971
Nima
1,052 babies named Nima in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,972 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,267 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,052
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nima currently ranks #5267 among unisex names in America, with 1,052 babies recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Nima recorded 1,052 times among boys since 1971, holding rank #5267 nationally today, ahead of 62% of boys, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #4,972 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,267 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,052 born since 1971
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nima ranks #4,972 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,267 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,052 born since 1971, peaking in the 1990s.
- #4,972 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,267 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,052
- born since 1971
- 1990s
- peak decade
Nima's 1,052 recorded births place it above 89.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nima compares
1,052 Top 31% higher than 69% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Nima's all-time total is 185% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nima | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,052 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nima's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nima's full recorded timeline at 2000, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 41 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nima popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (1990)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Nima popularity over time - girls
369 total births recorded since 1921 (Nima as girls' name)
Nima by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (309 births, 29% of the file).
1990s was Nima's strongest decade.
309 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Nima births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 68
1970s
68 births
- 1980s
1980s
292 births
- 1990s
1990s
309 births
- 2000s
2000s
200 births
- 2010s 94
2010s
94 births
- 2020s 89
2020s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 309 births (29% of all-time use).
How Nima compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Nima's total volume
Nima by state
Where Nima concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 414 | 39.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 7 | 0.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
414 of 1,052 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Nima's data
- Nima's decade-level peak was the 1990s (309 total births); usage has since declined to 89 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nimas (414 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 Nima: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Nima 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.