How Many People Are Named Nimue?
An estimated 102 people in the United States have the first name Nimue. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 9 years old, and Nimue peaked in popularity in 2021 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nimue 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 Nimue paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
102
About 1 in 3,360,337 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
9
years old
Peak Year
2021
19 births
Total Registered
103
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nimue
Nimue is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 103 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nimue as a female name
Ranked #16,954 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (19 births)
Nimue: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nimue span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 56 babies were registered. Nimue remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Nimue by Decade
How has Nimue 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.
Nimue + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nimue as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nimue
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nimue: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nimue?
We estimate approximately 102 people named Nimue 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 3,360,337 Americans share this first name.
Is Nimue a common name?
Nimue is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 64.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 103 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nimue most popular?
Nimue reached peak popularity in 2021, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nimue is approximately 9 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nimue a female name?
Nimue is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nimue Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nimue Smith, Nimue Johnson, Nimue 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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