unisex name
Nima
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 2,328
Nima is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 26% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1992, when 51 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 127,518 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1921.
Nima over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 17 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1970s | 68 |
| 1980s | 347 |
| 1990s | 350 |
| 2000s | 273 |
| 2010s | 208 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 153 |
How popular is Nima?
In 2025, Nima was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Nima is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Nima
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Nima also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nima over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nima
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nima — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nima
How popular is the name Nima?
In 2025, Nima was given to 26 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Nima a girl's or a boy's name?
Nima is used for both girls and boys. About 26% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Nima most popular?
Nima peaked in 1992, when 51 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Nima a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Nima currently ranks #3,084 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.