Given name
Nimah
“blessed by God”
Nimah is used as a given name. One Arabic interpretation is “blessed by God.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Arabic interpretation is “blessed by God.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Arabic.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nimah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 147
- 0 boys · 147 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −56%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 20 in 2017. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 167 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.
Nimah’s family of names
Nimah has a related form in Nima. Nimah has a related form in Nimat. Nimah has a related form in Ni'mah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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