Nim

Peak · boys
1885 · 6 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
28
since 1885

Nim over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Nim has never cracked the top 800 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank18801900192019401960198020002020peak #836, 1885boys
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First appearance
1885

The first year at least five boys were named Nim! It came in at #836, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1886–1924, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Nim is popular in 2025

No state had 5 or more boys named Nim in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.

See more about Nim
Momentum · boys
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1925
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1885
  • Peaked 1885 at #836 (6 births)
  • Births halved by 1886, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1885
Share of babies · boys
1 in 17,967
  • Highest: 1 in 17,967 boys born in 1885 were named Nim (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 159,417 boys born in 1925 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1920s
  • 60.7% of all boys named Nim (17) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s6#836 (1885)#836
1890s0——
1900s0——
1910s5#3,897 (1916)#3,897
1920s17#3,408 (1925)#4,014

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

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