Nimrod

Boys' name

Meaning uncertain in the cited reference

Nimrod has been given to 333 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1929, with 14 recorded.

Babies named Nimrod, 2012

1 in 610,000

Nimrod over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Nimrod: meaning, origin, and history

Meaning uncertain in the cited reference

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Nimrod means

Nimrod is a given name.

Documented naming usage and pronunciation

Nimrod is used in Biblical and Biblical Hebrew.

Another recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɪm.ˌɹɑd/ and /ˈnɪm.ˌɹɒd/ for Nimrod.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 333 boys were recorded with the name Nimrod between 1880 and 2012. Its highest annual count was 14 in 1929; its best national rank was #1,021 in 1880.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

U.S. Social Security Administration: national name data and limitations

How common is Nimrod?

Nimrod had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 2012, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 2012: 1 in 610,000; 6 of 3,657,590 births
Among boys only: 1 in 316,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2012: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 422,543 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Nimrod sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2012 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 422,543 children born in 2012 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Nimrod. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Nimrods were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Nimrod was born before 1967 — so the typical Nimrod is around 58 today.

Median birth year: 1967; About 58 years old
Biggest decade: 1920s; 18.3% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 22.5%; Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950: 196; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1920s — 18.3% of all recorded uses (61).

Is Nimrod rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1929 (14)
Years since peak: 96; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Shifting; 18.7% average annual change
Best rank ever: #1,021; 1880

Nimrod around the world

Where Nimrod ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
2005–2024
#5,120
in 2024
France
2012–2024
#4,601
in 2024
South Australia
1998–1998
#534
in 1998

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Nimrod by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #1,021; 1880
Peak year: 1929; 14 that year
First recorded: 1880
Last recorded: 2012
All-time count: 333
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Nimrod

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Sharod Nima Nimesh Sherod Nimir Gerrod Nimai Gerod Nimit Sharrod Nimalan Charod Garrod Jerrod Jerod Nimer Sherrod Nimish Herod Jahrod Terrod Jarod Jarrod Nim

Sibling names for Nimrod

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Marvel Socorro Ofelia Edward Billy Donald Ardith Bennie

For a brother

Frances Carrol Sanford Jules Bud Rolland Gaylord Laverne

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