Masculine dossier · first seen 1971
Nima
Resurgent
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1990
Peak births
41
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Millennial
Quick answers about Nima
How many people are named Nima?
An estimated 1,021 living Americans are named Nima.
How rare is Nima?
Nima is very rare among babies today, with 18 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 56.1% from its 1990 peak.
How old is the typical Nima?
The median age of a living American named Nima is approximately 31 years, with most bearers falling between 22 and 39 years old.
Is Nima still popular?
Yes — Nima is currently rising in popularity, with 18 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.3× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Nima most common?
Nima has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 3.8× more often than the national baseline.
1971Peak 19902025
Peak year
1990
Decline from peak
56.1%
2025
18
All-time
1,052
Where it lives now
Nima is most concentrated in California — about 3.8× the national rate in the 2000s.
States where Nima is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.