Total births
109
Girls' name · since 2001
Nimue
109 babies named Nimue in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16294
- among girls today
- 109
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 8%
- more common than other girls
109 babies have been named Nimue since 2001, making it today's #16294 girls' name.
Nimue has 109 recorded births among girls since 2001, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #16294 as of the latest data, more common than 8% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #16294 among girls today
- 109 born since 2001
- 2020s peak decade
- 8% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Nimue is currently the #16294 girls' name in America, more common than 8% of girls - 109 born since 2001, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16294
- among girls today
- 109
- born since 2001
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 8%
- more common than other girls
Nimue vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16294
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 8% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
57% of everyone ever named Nimue was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
19 babies were named Nimue in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Nimue compares
109 26th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nimue's all-time total is 71% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nimue | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 109 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 48 | 19,840 |
Nimue's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nimue's full recorded timeline at 2019, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nimue at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#16,294
Active since
2001
Nimue popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Nimue by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Nimue's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Nimue births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 14
2000s
14 births
- 2010s
2010s
33 births
- 2020s
2020s
62 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 62 births (57% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Nimue? ▼
Since 2001, Social Security records show 109 babies named Nimue. Today it holds rank #16294 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 19 births.
When was Nimue most popular? ▼
Nimue was most popular in the 2020s decade with 62 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Nimue been used? ▼
Records for Nimue go back to 2001, giving 25 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Nimue? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Nimue
Nearby Names Like Nimue
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nimue
Nima Girl
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Nimrat Girl
#6871 247 births
Nimra Girl
199 births
Nimo Girl
174 births
Nimsi Girl
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Names with a similar popularity rank to Nimue
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Brenya #16296
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Yerlin #16291
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Keyanni #16297
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Tayyaba #16290
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Oluwatoni #16298
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2001–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Nimue: #16294 Girls' Name - 109 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/nimue. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Nimue 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 July 2026.