Boys' name · since 1998
Nimai
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 88 babies named Nimai, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,244 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 88
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
88 boys have been named Nimai since 1998, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Nimai recorded 88 times among boys since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2024.
- #18,244 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 88 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nimai ranks #18,244 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 88 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #18,244 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 88
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nimai's 88 recorded births place it above 59.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nimai's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nimai's full recorded timeline at 2011, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nimai popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2024
- Peak year (2024)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Nimai by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (32 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Nimai's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Nimai births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
- 2020s
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 32 births (36% of all-time use).
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- Nimai's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (32 total births) through the 2020s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Nimai: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1998–2024 (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 Nimai 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.