Girls' name · since 1975
Nivea
Nivea has 1,331 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2003 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,183 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,622 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,331
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nivea is the #9622 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,331 recorded since 1975.
Nivea has 1,331 recorded births among girls since 1975, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9622 as of the latest data, more common than 44% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #6,183 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,622 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,331 born since 1975
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nivea ranks #6,183 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,622 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,331 born since 1975, peaking in the 2000s.
- #6,183 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,622 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,331
- born since 1975
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nivea's 1,331 recorded births place it above 91.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Nivea compares
1,331 Top 28% higher than 72% of 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
Nivea's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nivea | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,331 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 92 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nivea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nivea's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2003 peak of 92, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nivea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2003)
- 92
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Nivea by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (532 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Nivea's strongest decade.
532 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Nivea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 41
1970s
41 births
- 1980s 132
1980s
132 births
- 1990s 49
1990s
49 births
- 2000s
2000s
532 births
- 2010s
2010s
456 births
- 2020s 121
2020s
121 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 532 births (40% of all-time use).
How Nivea compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nivea's total volume
Nivea by state
Where Nivea concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 79 | 5.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 75 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 58 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 50 | 3.8% |
| #5 | California | | 23 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 18 | 1.4% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 15 | 1.1% |
| #8 | New York | | 11 | 0.8% |
79 of 1,331 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Nivea appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nivea's data
- Nivea's decade-level peak was the 2000s (532 total births); usage has since declined to 121 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Niveas (79 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nivea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2003)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Nivea 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.