Nimo
Unisex Arabic name meaning "upright" or "worthy of high esteem".
Name Census estimates that about 172 living Americans carry the first name Nimo. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Nimo today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Nimo births was 2007 (17 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Nimo. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Nimo with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
172
~ 1 in 1,992,758 Americans
Peak year
2007
17 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2023 SSA rank
#16,929
Tracked since 2000
Census
Nimo in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,246 people with the first name Nimo, which placed it at #10,609 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#10,609
National first-name rank
People counted
1.2K
1,246 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
95.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Nimo
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Nimo is Black at 95.7%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (1.5%) and White (1.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Nimo described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Nimo at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American95.7% · 1,192
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.5% · 19
- White1.4% · 18
- Hispanic or Latino1.0% · 13
- Two or more races0.3% · 4
Popularity
Nimo: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Nimo from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 80 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Nimo remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Nimo by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Nimo during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Nimos live
Origin
Meaning and history of Nimo
The given name Nimo has its origins tracing back to ancient civilizations in the Middle East and North Africa. It is believed to have derived from the Aramaic and Phoenician languages, where the word "nimo" meant "grace" or "blessing."
One of the earliest recorded instances of this name can be found in ancient Phoenician texts dating back to around the 8th century BCE. These texts mention a prominent merchant named Nimo who traded extensively throughout the Mediterranean region.
In the 4th century CE, a Christian saint known as Nimo of Alexandria is documented in various religious records. He was renowned for his charitable works and is said to have established several monasteries in Egypt.
During the Islamic Golden Age, which spanned from the 8th to the 13th century, the name Nimo gained popularity among scholars and philosophers. One notable figure was Nimo al-Basri, a renowned mathematician and astronomer who contributed significantly to the advancement of these fields in the 9th century.
In the realm of literature, a Persian poet named Nimo Ganjavi, who lived in the 12th century, is celebrated for his beautiful works that explored themes of love, spirituality, and the human condition.
Another historical figure bearing this name was Nimo the Navigator, a famous Berber explorer from the 14th century. He is credited with leading several expeditions along the western coast of Africa, contributing to the expansion of trade routes and geographical knowledge.
It is worth mentioning that while the name Nimo has its roots in ancient cultures, it has transcended geographical boundaries and has been adopted by various communities around the world, often with slight variations in spelling or pronunciation.
People
Nimo + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Nimo as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with N
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Nimo: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nimo?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 172 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Nimo going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,992,758 US residents.
Is Nimo a common name?
We classify Nimo as "Very Rare". It ranks above 72.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 174 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Nimo most popular?
The single biggest year for Nimo was 2007, when 17 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Nimo is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Nimo in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,246 people with the name Nimo, or 0.41 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #10,609 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Nimo in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Nimo?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Nimo leans strongly female. 1,212 people counted with this name were female (96.9%), compared with 39 male bearers (3.1%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Nimo?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Nimo is Black at 95.7%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (1.5%) and White (1.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Nimo most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Nimo in the 2020 Census, accounting for 95.7% (1,192 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Nimo in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Nimo a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Nimo in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Nimo still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Nimo in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Nimo can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Nimo?
You can see how many people share the name Nimo on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — same data roots, lighter UI.