boy's name

Nimrod

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 444

Nimrod is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2012 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1929, when 14 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Nimrod over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2012, not a full ten years.

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Births named Nimrod by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 10
1900s 5
1910s 26
1920s 61
1930s 25
1940s 10
1950s 16
1960s 23
1970s 50
1980s 38
1990s 32
2000s 31
2010s (to 2012) 6

How popular is Nimrod?

In 2012, Nimrod was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Nimrod is used

England & Wales #6,291 3 in 2024
France #6,295 5 in 2024
United States #11,831 6 in 2012

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Nimrod

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Nimrod also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nimrod over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Nimrod

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nimrod — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Nimrod

How popular is the name Nimrod?

In 2012, Nimrod was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Nimrod a girl's or a boy's name?

Nimrod is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Nimrod?

Nimrod has 2 syllables.

When was Nimrod most popular?

Nimrod peaked in 1929, when 14 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.