How Many People Are Named Nima?
An estimated 1,338 people in the United States have the first name Nima. It is used for both genders, with 74.1% male. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Nima peaked in popularity in 1992 with 51 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nima 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 Nima paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,338
About 1 in 256,169 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
74.1% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
1992
51 births
Total Registered
1,395
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nima
Nima is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (74.1%) and females (25.9%). Out of 1,395 total births registered, 1,034 were male and 361 were female.
Nima as a male name
Ranked #6,354 in 2024
14 male births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (41 births)
Nima as a female name
Ranked #10,824 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 2013 (16 births)
Nima: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nima span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 350 babies were registered. While Nima is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nima by Decade
How has Nima 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.
Nima by State
Birth registrations for Nima span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Maryland. The lowest are in New York, Maryland, Texas. On average, about 110 Nimas were registered per state.
Nima + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nima as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nima
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nima: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nima?
We estimate approximately 1,338 people named Nima 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 256,169 Americans share this first name.
Is Nima a common name?
Nima is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,395 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nima most popular?
Nima reached peak popularity in 1992, when 51 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nima is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nima a male name?
Nima is predominantly male. 74.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nima Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nima Smith, Nima Johnson, Nima 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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