Given name & surname
Nima
“blessed by God”
Nima is a variant of Nimah. One Arabic interpretation is “blessed by God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nima is a variant of Nimah. One Arabic interpretation is “blessed by God.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nima is a variant of Nimah. An origin associated with Nimah is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1921. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nima through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,421
- 1,052 boys · 369 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 51 babies
- 2025
- 26
- #5,338 for boys · #11,643 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +5%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,338 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 25.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 8 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,932 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Nima’s family of names
Nima has a related form in Nimah. In Greek usage, Nima as a surname is a transliteration of Νημά. Nima is a Roman-alphabet rendering of Нима.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Nima
- Nima Arkani-HamedAmerican-Canadian physicistborn 1972
- Nima NakisaIranian footballerborn 1975
- Nima NourizadehBritish film directorborn 1977
- Nima ElbagirSudanese-British journalistborn 1978
- Nima RumbaNepalese singerborn 1901
- Nima FakhraraIranian-American composerborn 1983
- Nima SarvestaniIran-born Swedish filmmakerborn 1958
- Nima Delavarifootballerborn 1991
- Nima KiannIranian choreographerborn 1970
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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