How Many People Are Named Nieves?
An estimated 860 people in the United States have the first name Nieves. It is used for both genders, with 62.4% female. The average bearer is 49 years old, and Nieves peaked in popularity in 1925 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nieves as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nieves paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Nieves is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
860
About 1 in 398,552 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
62.4% confidence
Average Age
49
years old
Peak Year
1925
37 births
Total Registered
1,581
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nieves
Nieves is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (37.6%) and females (62.4%). Out of 1,581 total births registered, 595 were male and 986 were female.
Nieves as a male name
Ranked #10,565 in 2007
7 male births in 2007
Peak: 1921 (15 births)
Nieves as a female name
Ranked #13,712 in 2017
7 female births in 2017
Peak: 1926 (26 births)
Nieves: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nieves span from the 1900s to the 2010s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 288 babies were registered. Nieves has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nieves by Decade
How has Nieves tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nieves by State
Birth registrations for Nieves span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in New York, California, Texas. On average, about 210 Nievess were registered per state.
Nieves + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nieves as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nieves
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Nieves: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nieves?
We estimate approximately 860 people named Nieves are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 398,552 Americans share this first name.
Is Nieves a common name?
Nieves is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,581 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nieves most popular?
Nieves reached peak popularity in 1925, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nieves is approximately 49 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nieves a female name?
Nieves is predominantly female. 62.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nieves Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nieves Smith, Nieves Johnson, Nieves Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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