Boys' name · since 1880
Nimrod
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 333 babies named Nimrod, peaking in 1929. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,038 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 333
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
333 boys have been named Nimrod since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nimrod has been recorded 333 times among boys since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2012.
- #10,038 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 333 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nimrod ranks #10,038 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 333 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,038 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 333
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Nimrod's 333 recorded births place it above 77.91% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nimrod's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nimrod's full recorded timeline at 1968, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1880, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1929 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nimrod popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2012
- Peak year (1929)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
Nimrod by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (61 births, 18% of the file).
1920s was Nimrod's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Nimrod births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 10
1880s
10 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
26 births
- 1920s
1920s
61 births
- 1930s
1930s
25 births
- 1940s 10
1940s
10 births
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
- 1970s
1970s
50 births
- 1980s
1980s
38 births
- 1990s
1990s
32 births
- 2000s
2000s
31 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 61 births (18% of all-time use).
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What to do with Nimrod's data
- Nimrod's decade-level peak was the 1920s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Nimrod: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1929)
Similar record span (~132 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, 1880–2012 (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 Nimrod 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.