girl's name
Nives
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Births on record 65
Nives is a girl's name. In 2023 it was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in France in 1929, when 5 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival in France.
- First appears in birth records in 1929.
Nives over time
Births per decade in France, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 5 |
| 1930s | 10 |
| 1940s | 5 |
| 1950s | 20 |
| 1960s | 15 |
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2020s (to 2023) | 5 |
How popular is Nives?
In 2023, Nives was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Nives
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
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Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nives over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Nives
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nives — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Nives
Is Nives a girl's or a boy's name?
Nives is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Nives most popular?
Nives peaked in 1929, when 5 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.