Girls' name · since 1982
Nineveh
Since 1982, U.S. Social Security records show 47 babies named Nineveh, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #35,752 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,462 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 47
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
47 babies have been named Nineveh since 1982, making it today's #15462 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nineveh has been recorded 47 times among girls since 1982, currently ranked #15462 nationally and more common than 11% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #35,752 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,462 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 47 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nineveh ranks #35,752 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,462 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 47 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #35,752 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,462 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 47
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nineveh's 47 recorded births place it above 50.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Nineveh compares
47 15th percentile among 17,297 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
Nineveh's all-time total is 87% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nineveh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 47 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nineveh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nineveh's SSA record in two at 2015 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1982, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nineveh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Nineveh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (20 births, 43% of the file).
2010s was Nineveh's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Nineveh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
10 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
20 births
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 20 births (43% of all-time use).
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What to do with Nineveh's data
- Nineveh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (20 total births) through the 2020s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Nineveh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Nineveh 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.