Nimrod

NIHM-rahd /ˈnɪmɹɑːd/
boy 2 syllables fading

Nimrod is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Nimrod is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2012. Nimrod first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1929 (14 births).

About the name Nimrod

PronunciationNIHM-rahd /ˈnɪmɹɑːd/
CultureHebrew
ScriptureChristianity Bible (OT)Judaism Torah
14peak births 1929
1880first appeared

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How popular is Nimrod?

Boys named Nimrod
18801900192019401960198020002012
Boys named Nimrod per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1880–2012 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2012)

Nimrod total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201266#11,837
200977#10,657
200566#11,077
200466#10,935
200355#12,203
200177#8,960
199866#9,302
19975#10,335
19959#6,263
19927#7,187
19915#9,197
19896#7,641
19866#6,491
19845#7,020
19835#6,993
19818#4,830
19808#4,821
19795#6,751
19787#4,895
19766#5,415
19756#5,266
19746#5,059
19735#5,643
19728#3,864
19717#4,250
19685#4,565
19676#3,853
19655#4,277
19647#3,514
19585#4,347
19556#3,770
19535#4,196
19475#4,106
19405#3,801
19386#3,415
19325#4,138
19319#2,815
19305#4,386
192914#2,169
19285#4,561
19265#4,636
19246#4,204
19235#4,701
19226#4,173
192112#2,589
19208#3,405
191813#2,358
19176#3,850
19157#3,291
19075#1,488
18885#1,132
18805#1,021