US rank #12791 Boys' name Peak 2018 60 births

Nimit — #12791 US boys' name

60 babies named Nimit in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s102010s332020s17
#12791
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 10% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Nimit was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

8 babies were named Nimit in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nimit

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Nimit between 1986 and 2024, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nimit currently holds the #12791 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nimit performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nimit shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nimit 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 60 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.

Nimit at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

60

Since 1986

39 years of records

Peak year

2018

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#12,791

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1986

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nimit popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1986

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
8
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
456789 20242022202120182016201320122011201019881986 5

Nimit by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
33 births that decade — 55% of Nimit's all-time total
1980s102010s332020s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nimit?
60 babies have been named Nimit since 1986. It currently ranks #12791 among boys. The peak year was 2018 with 8 births.
When was Nimit most popular?
Nimit was most popular in the 2010s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Nimit been used?
Nimit has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 39 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nimit?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nima, Nimrod, Nimai, Nimesh, 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, 1986–2024 (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.