The baby name Nima is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced NEE-ma (IPA: /ˈniːmə/).
Nima is Persian in Origin.
The baby name Nima is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced NEE-ma (IPA: /ˈniːmə/).
Nima is Persian in Origin.
Nima is a multicultural given name with several independent sources. In Persian (Nimā, نیما), it became widely used for boys in the 20th century, popularized by the modernist poet Nima Yooshij; scholars trace it to Mazandarani roots, with the exact sense debated. In Tibetan and related Himalayan languages (often spelled Nyima), it is a unisex name meaning “sun.” In Arabic, Ni‘ma/Neima (and the Swahili cognate Neema) mean “blessing, favor,” typically used for girls; the simplified spelling Nima appears in some communities.
Forms and variants include Nimā, Nima, Nyima, Ni‘ma, Neima, and Neema; the related Na‘imah/Naima has a different derivation (“tranquil, gentle”). Usage skews male in Iran and Tibetan-speaking areas and female in Arabic-influenced regions, but it is broadly unisex in the diaspora. Meanings most often cited are “sun” or “blessing,” with the Persian sense left open to interpretation.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ | Girls | 0 | #8 | 30 | 488 |
| DJ | 0 | #14 | 4 | 322 | |
| BF | Girls | 0 | #17 | 1 | 315 |
| MV | 0 | #19 | 1 | 644 | |
| BN | 0 | #32 | 1 | 2,297 | |
| MV | Girls | 0 | #35 | 1 | 2,021 |
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 657 |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #58 | 5,237 | 10,162 |
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| AF | 0 | #75 | 2 | 1,883 | |
| AL | 0 | #76 | 1 | 2,372 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| TW | 0 | #103 | 1 | 4,523 | |
| QA | 0 | #105 | 2 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #108 | 3 | 2,055 |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #112 | 3 | 5,459 |
| OM | 0 | #118 | 4 | 6,215 | |
| KW | 0 | #121 | 1 | 5,216 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #122 | 4 | 3,755 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #129 | 3 | 3,473 |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #130 | 8 | 1,769 |
| Switzerland | Girls | 2024 | #134 | 2 | 1,786 |
| GR | 0 | #135 | 1 | 3,911 | |
| IR | 0 | #137 | 103 | 4,221 | |
| MU | 0 | #137 | 1 | 3,613 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #164 | 11 | 3,954 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| AE | 0 | #167 | 11 | 10,220 | |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #177 | 1 | 2,769 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #178 | 2 | 1,568 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #179 | 4 | 1,509 |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| DK | 0 | #200 | 7 | 5,198 | |
| PS | 0 | #220 | 7 | 5,692 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| BD | 0 | #238 | 4 | 5,992 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| GH | 0 | #246 | 3 | 5,396 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #249 | 3 | 6,592 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #253 | 18 | 3,535 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #254 | 3 | 7,111 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #269 | 5 | 6,912 |
| NG | 0 | #270 | 3 | 5,926 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #276 | 41 | 15,378 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #279 | 47 | 7,401 |
| IL | 0 | #279 | 4 | 6,291 | |
| SG | 0 | #279 | 4 | 11,010 | |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #294 | 52 | 7,678 |
| Canada | Girls | 2019 | #295 | 6 | 2,976 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #297 | 7 | 7,909 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #301 | 6 | 2,588 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #306 | 19 | 6,973 |
| SA | 0 | #308 | 5 | 10,560 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #312 | 14 | 7,570 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #323 | 7 | 7,429 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #327 | 5 | 9,639 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #332 | 1 | 5,862 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #337 | 15 | 8,539 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #345 | 52 | 15,987 |
| MY | 0 | #351 | 4 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #360 | 2 | 8,138 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #362 | 25 | 8,413 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #378 | 4 | 7,951 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #380 | 8 | 2,865 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #389 | 1 | 7,057 |
| YE | 0 | #396 | 3 | 8,639 | |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #401 | 5 | 3,185 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #405 | 4 | 11,440 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #408 | 124 | 8,334 |
| EG | 0 | #409 | 4 | 6,387 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #412 | 104 | 19,177 |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #414 | 29 | 2,180 |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #414 | 14 | 2,041 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #426 | 4 | 13,098 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #434 | 12 | 10,523 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #436 | 69 | 11,303 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #440 | 114 | 20,968 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #460 | 64 | 10,981 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #468 | 4 | 7,952 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #486 | 20 | 12,621 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #503 | 3 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| BH | 0 | #515 | 39 | 17,937 | |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #517 | 11 | 12,905 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #517 | 115 | 13,121 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #520 | 148 | 13,071 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #520 | 4 | 11,913 |
| LY | 0 | #525 | 11 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #536 | 13 | 10,655 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #570 | 48 | 11,648 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #572 | 4 | 12,054 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #573 | 14 | 18,916 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #597 | 111 | 18,093 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #603 | 3 | 10,045 |
| MA | 0 | #604 | 672 | 20,986 | |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #605 | 11 | 16,104 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #621 | 5 | 10,983 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #636 | 47 | 3,552 |
| LB | 0 | #682 | 9 | 13,263 | |
| IT | 0 | #694 | 21 | 4,183 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #698 | 72 | 18,755 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #726 | 13 | 3,895 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #734 | 6 | 17,960 |
| SY | 0 | #761 | 7 | 11,684 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #773 | 14 | 15,093 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #778 | 158 | 25,931 |
| TN | 0 | #806 | 24 | 13,765 | |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #813 | 140 | 5,697 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #843 | 39 | 17,948 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #853 | 107 | 14,742 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #860 | 92 | 5,873 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #875 | 12 | 15,035 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #879 | 14 | 7,044 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #908 | 9 | 8,487 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #911 | 91 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #912 | 181 | 22,615 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #918 | 13 | 5,610 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #921 | 6 | 14,506 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #931 | 25 | 5,933 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #949 | 46 | 24,821 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #965 | 19 | 5,561 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| DZ | 0 | #993 | 184 | 20,130 | |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #997 | 5 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,008 | 3 | 14,861 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,029 | 83 | 25,439 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| TR | 0 | #1,038 | 174 | 19,440 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,066 | 13 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,231 | 6 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,265 | 3 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,317 | 299 | 28,008 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,361 | 111 | 10,046 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,397 | 50 | 9,415 |
Nima is popular in 76 countries — most recent births per country:
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