Girls' name · since 2002
Nyima
Nyima has 282 recorded births since 2002 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,450 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,490 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 282
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
282 babies have been named Nyima since 2002, making it today's #11490 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Nyima recorded 282 times among girls since 2002, holding rank #11490 nationally today, ahead of 34% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #16,450 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,490 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 282 born since 2002
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nyima ranks #16,450 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,490 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 282 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,450 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,490 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 282
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nyima's 282 recorded births place it above 77.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Nyima compares
282 44th 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
Nyima's all-time total is 25% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nyima | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 282 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 45 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nyima's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nyima splits its recorded history at 2014: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 45 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nyima popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 45
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Nyima by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (141 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Nyima's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Nyima births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
141 births
- 2010s
2010s
99 births
- 2020s 42
2020s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 141 births (50% of all-time use).
Nyima by state
Where Nyima concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.1% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 1.8% |
6 of 282 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Nyima's data
- Nyima's decade-level peak was the 2000s (141 total births); usage has since declined to 42 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nyimas (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Nyima: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Nyima 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.