Nima
Mostly boys · NEE-mah · Persian
Nima is a name of Persian origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 5,207th for boys in the US (18 babies).
What does Nima mean?
Persian: Persian name; also a Tibetan and Sherpa name meaning 'sun'
Nima Yushij, born Ali Esfandiari, is regarded as the father of modern Persian poetry.
- Say it
- NEE-mah
Is Nima a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Nima has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 8 girls and 18 boys in the US.
How popular is Nima in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 31% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Nima, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Nima in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2018, 55% of the babies named Nima in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Nima in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,193 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 7 | #2,775 |
| 2009 | 4 | #3,909 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 10 | #1,688 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 7 | #1,652 |
How popular is Nima in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,207among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 95,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 30% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 18 boys in the US were named Nima, making it the 5,207th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,695th. Its busiest year was 1990, with 41 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971. 8 girls were also named Nima in 2025 (10,913th for girls).
2025 had more boys named Nima than any year since 2006.
Half of all the boys named Nima in the US since 1880 were born between 1987 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 39% of the babies named Nima in the US in 1981, and 50% in 2020.
Nima in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #5,207 |
| 2024 | 14 | #6,194 |
| 2023 | 16 | #5,661 |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,256 |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,771 |
| 2020 | 15 | #5,695 |
| 2019 | 13 | #6,401 |
| 2018 | 9 | #8,150 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 10 | #7,600 |
| 2015 | 7 | #9,562 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 7 | #9,650 |
| 2012 | 8 | #8,858 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 8 | #8,797 |
| 2009 | 13 | #6,432 |
| 2008 | 10 | #7,693 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2003 | 23 | #3,727 |
| 2002 | 30 | #3,018 |
| 2001 | 32 | #2,859 |
| 2000 | 31 | #2,858 |
| 1999 | 32 | #2,661 |
| 1998 | 32 | #2,596 |
| 1997 | 31 | #2,542 |
| 1996 | 23 | #3,102 |
| 1995 | 28 | #2,621 |
| 1994 | 14 | #4,284 |
| 1993 | 31 | #2,393 |
| 1992 | 41 | #1,950 |
| 1991 | 36 | #2,046 |
| 1990 | 41 | #1,865 |
| 1989 | 29 | #2,286 |
| 1988 | 38 | #1,785 |
| 1987 | 37 | #1,758 |
| 1986 | 31 | #1,915 |
| 1985 | 30 | #1,915 |
| 1984 | 28 | #1,932 |
| 1983 | 22 | #2,271 |
| 1982 | 38 | #1,595 |
| 1981 | 19 | #2,495 |
| 1980 | 20 | #2,443 |
| 1979 | 25 | #2,048 |
| 1978 | 17 | #2,567 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,384 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,983 |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
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