US rank #7338 Girls' name Peak 2003 1,321 births

Nivea — #7338 US girls' name

1,321 babies named Nivea in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s411980s1321990s492000s5322010s4562020s111
#7338
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 58% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Nivea was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

92 babies were named Nivea in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nivea

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,321 babies named Nivea between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nivea currently holds the #7338 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 92 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nivea performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 532 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Nivea shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 79 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Nivea in 13 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nivea 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 1,321 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.

Nivea at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,321

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2003

92 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#7,338

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nivea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2003)
92
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
020406080100 202420182012200619981989198219761975 5

Nivea by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
532 births that decade — 40% of Nivea's all-time total
1970s411980s1321990s492000s5322010s4562020s111

Nivea by state

Where Nivea concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Nivea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
79 6.0%
#2 Texas
75 5.7%
#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%
Georgia share of Nivea's total US births 6.0%
Even split

79 of 1,321 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.

Nivea appears in 13 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nivea?
1,321 babies have been named Nivea since 1975. It currently ranks #7338 among girls. The peak year was 2003 with 92 births.
When was Nivea most popular?
Nivea was most popular in the 2000s decade with 532 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Where is Nivea most popular?
The top states for the name Nivea are Georgia (79 births), Texas (75 births), Florida (58 births).
How long has the name Nivea been used?
Nivea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nivea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nivia, Niva, Niveah, Nivedita, 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, 1975–2024 (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.