Nima

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A few things about Nima you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Nima

Nima Arkani-Hamed

American-Canadian physicist

Choose Nima and your child shares a first name with Nima Arkani-Hamed, an American-Canadian physicist. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Nima, like who?” Nima Arkani-Hamed's Wikipedia article is available in 25 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 95,238 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Nima, 18 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Nima would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryNima first shows up in US birth records in 1921, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 104 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1982, when it ranked #1,596. Today it's #5,208, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🚀TrendNima has climbed 491 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #5,208. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• ⚖️Boy or girlNima is given to both boys and girls: 69% of the 26 babies named Nima in 2025 were boys. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.

About the name Nima

Nima is a gender-neutral name. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with N and ending in “-ima”. US birth records list Nima for boys from 1971 to 2025, in 52 of those 55 years. Its best year was 1982, when it ranked #1,596 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #5,208, with 18 babies. Of the 26 US babies named Nima in 2025, 31% were girls and 69% were boys.