Girls' name · since 1992
Nimra
Nimra has 199 recorded births since 1992 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1999 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,871 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 199
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
199 girls have been named Nimra since 1992, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nimra has been recorded 199 times among girls since 1992, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2014.
- #19,871 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 199 born since 1992
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nimra ranks #19,871 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 199 born since 1992, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,871 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 199
- born since 1992
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nimra's 199 recorded births place it above 72.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Nimra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nimra splits its recorded history at 2003: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1992 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1999 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nimra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2014
- Peak year (1999)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Nimra by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (103 births, 52% of the file).
2000s was Nimra's strongest decade.
103 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Nimra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
68 births
- 2000s
2000s
103 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 103 births (52% of all-time use).
Nimra by state
Where Nimra concentrates geographically, total births since 1992
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 28 | 14.1% |
28 of 199 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nimra's data
- Nimra's decade-level peak was the 2000s (103 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Nimras (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Nimra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~22 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, 1992–2014 (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 Nimra 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.