Nimra
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- NIM-ra
- Origin
- Arabic
Nimra is a girls' name of Arabic origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Nimra come from?
Arabic
Is Nimra a girl's or a boy's name?
Nimra is a girls' name.
How popular is Nimra in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 43 girls.
Half of all the girls named Nimra in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Nimra in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,805 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 5 | #4,110 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,590 |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,485 |
| 2016 | 11 | #2,510 |
| 2015 | 13 | #2,186 |
| 2014 | 18 | #1,722 |
| 2013 | 28 | #1,296 |
| 2012 | 20 | #1,615 |
| 2011 | 27 | #1,272 |
| 2010 | 24 | #1,380 |
| 2009 | 25 | #1,285 |
| 2008 | 43 | #843 |
| 2007 | 30 | #1,057 |
| 2006 | 30 | #1,019 |
| 2005 | 31 | #943 |
| 2004 | 40 | #759 |
| 2003 | 38 | #766 |
| 2002 | 37 | #750 |
| 2001 | 33 | #800 |
| 2000 | 39 | #692 |
| 1999 | 27 | #893 |
| 1998 | 28 | #866 |
| 1997 | 23 | #995 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,621 |
How popular is Nimra in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 16 girls. It first appears in the records in 1992.
Half of all the girls named Nimra in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2007, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nimra in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 11 | #9,897 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14,495 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 12 | #8,500 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 16 | #6,185 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 9 | #9,012 |
| 1996 | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1995 | 9 | #8,761 |
| 1994 | 5 | #13,423 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #13,308 |
Names like Nimra
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Names related to Nimra
More Arabic names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nimra: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nimra, updated 20 October 2026.