Nima is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1992 and has grown less common since.
Nima is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #5,338 among boys (18) and #11,643 among girls (8) — overall #8,779 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | #11,643 | #5,338 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | #10,870 | #6,383 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | #8,842 | #5,851 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | #9,498 | #7,599 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | #10,896 | #5,954 |
| 2020 | 30 | 30 | #7,475 | #5,894 |
| 2019 | 20 | 20 | #13,412 | #6,677 |
| 2018 | 24 | 24 | #7,663 | #8,628 |
| 2017 | 21 | 21 | #11,373 | #6,984 |
| 2016 | 22 | 22 | #9,275 | #7,986 |
| 2015 | 21 | 21 | #8,322 | #10,302 |
| 2014 | 24 | 24 | #7,963 | #8,600 |
| 2013 | 23 | 23 | #7,654 | #10,413 |
| 2012 | 17 | 17 | #11,975 | #9,464 |
| 2011 | 20 | 20 | #11,910 | #7,358 |
| 2010 | 16 | 16 | #13,144 | #9,426 |
| 2009 | 18 | 18 | #19,418 | #6,708 |
| 2008 | 20 | 20 | #11,376 | #8,118 |
| 2007 | 20 | 20 | #13,583 | #6,962 |
| 2006 | 33 | 33 | #9,130 | #4,635 |
| 2005 | 20 | 20 | #14,107 | #6,121 |
| 2004 | 23 | 23 | #13,798 | #5,187 |
| 2003 | 32 | 32 | #11,083 | #3,813 |
| 2002 | 38 | 38 | #11,893 | #3,067 |
| 2001 | 38 | 38 | #14,827 | #2,908 |
| 2000 | 31 | 31 | — | #2,904 |
| 1999 | 32 | 32 | — | #2,706 |
| 1998 | 38 | 38 | #13,650 | #2,633 |
| 1997 | 37 | — | #13,261 | #2,593 |
| 1996 | 23 | — | — | #3,178 |
| 1995 | 34 | — | #12,894 | #2,667 |
| 1994 | 21 | — | #11,406 | #4,470 |
| 1993 | 31 | — | — | #2,439 |
| 1992 | 51 | — | #8,536 | #1,972 |
| 1991 | 36 | — | — | #2,084 |
| 1990 | 47 | — | #12,437 | #1,899 |
| 1989 | 35 | — | #11,879 | #2,337 |
| 1988 | 38 | — | — | #1,811 |
| 1987 | 43 | — | #10,822 | #1,782 |
| 1986 | 31 | — | — | #1,951 |
| 1985 | 37 | — | #8,987 | #1,955 |
| 1984 | 38 | — | #6,624 | #1,961 |
| 1983 | 31 | — | #7,109 | #2,321 |
| 1982 | 38 | — | — | #1,614 |
| 1981 | 31 | — | #5,796 | #2,550 |
| 1980 | 25 | — | #11,605 | #2,505 |
| 1979 | 25 | — | — | #2,084 |
| 1978 | 17 | — | — | #2,634 |
| 1977 | 11 | — | — | #3,531 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | — | #6,211 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | — | #5,524 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | — | #5,437 |
| 1934 | 5 | — | #4,788 | — |
| 1928 | 6 | — | #4,574 | — |
| 1924 | 5 | — | #5,668 | — |
| 1921 | 6 | — | #4,934 | — |