Recorded 1973–2002 Boys' name Peak 1982 67 births

Nimesh — boys' name

67 babies named Nimesh in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s181980s381990s62000s5
1980s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Nimesh was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

12 babies were named Nimesh in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nimesh

The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Nimesh between 1973 and 2002, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nimesh currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nimesh performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nimesh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nimesh in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nimesh in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 67 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nimesh at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

67

Since 1973

30 years of records

Peak year

1982

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1973

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2002

Nimesh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1973

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1982)
12
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
468101214 2002199119881985198419821981197819771973 5

Nimesh by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
38 births that decade — 57% of Nimesh's all-time total
1970s181980s381990s62000s5

Nimesh by state

Where Nimesh concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nimesh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 9.0%
California share of Nimesh's total US births 9.0%

6 of 67 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nimesh?
67 babies have been named Nimesh since 1973. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1982 with 12 births.
When was Nimesh most popular?
Nimesh was most popular in the 1980s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Nimesh most popular?
The top states for the name Nimesh are California (6 births).
How long has the name Nimesh been used?
Nimesh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 30 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Nimesh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nima, Nimrod, Nimai, Nimit, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1973–2002 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.