How Many People Are Named Nimrod?
people named Nimrod are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,837,552 people in the US has this name
Based on 333 babies named Nimrod in Social Security records from 1880 to 2012, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
14 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Meaning unknown, possibly of Akkadian origin or possibly meaning "rebel" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament Nimrod is a renowned hunter, the great-grandson of Noah. He was the founder of Babylon.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Nimrod in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nimrod alive today is about 43 years old, and 60% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 28 and 53 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nimrod first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1929, to 14 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2012.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2012
🏆 Rank History
Nimrod has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,021, in 1880.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,021 (1880) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #3,579 in the 1920s |
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