How Many People Are Named Nimue?
people named Nimue are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 3,164,674 people in the US has this name
Based on 109 babies named Nimue in Social Security records from 2001 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
19 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Meaning unknown. In Arthurian legends this is the name of a sorceress, also known as the Lady of the Lake, Vivien, or Niniane. Various versions of the tales have Merlin falling in love with her and becoming imprisoned by her magic. She first appears in the medieval French 'Lancelot-Grail' cycle.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Nimue in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nimue alive today is about 8 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 3 and 10 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nimue first appears in the records in 2001 and was given most often in 2021, to 19 babies. In 2025, 6 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 2001 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nimue has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #6,342, in 2021. In 2025 it ranked #14,445.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #14,445 |
| Best rank | #6,342 (2021) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #9,474 in the 2020s |
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