Recorded 1995–2016 Girls' name Peak 1995 39 births

Nimrah — girls' name

39 babies named Nimrah in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s72000s272010s5
2000s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Nimrah was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

7 babies were named Nimrah in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nimrah

The Social Security Administration has registered 39 babies named Nimrah between 1995 and 2016, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nimrah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nimrah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nimrah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nimrah 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 39 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.

Nimrah at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

39

Since 1995

22 years of records

Peak year

1995

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1995

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2016

Nimrah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1995

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1995)
7
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2016200920082006200520031995 7

Nimrah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
27 births that decade — 69% of Nimrah's all-time total
1990s72000s272010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nimrah?
39 babies have been named Nimrah since 1995. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1995 with 7 births.
When was Nimrah most popular?
Nimrah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Nimrah been used?
Nimrah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 22 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Nimrah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nima, Nimrat, Nimra, Nimo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1995–2016 (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.