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Nimah
How to Pronounce Nimah
Pronounced NEE-mah /หniห.mษ/Medium
Meaning: Nimah comes from the Arabic ni'mah, meaning a blessing, favor, or gift of grace, a word that carries a warm sense of divine kindness in Arabic and across Muslim naming traditions.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. ยท SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880โpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Nimah rests on the Arabic ni'mah, a blessing or gift of grace, and it belongs to the family of virtue names that Arabic-speaking and Muslim families have long favored. In the United States it appeared only faintly, brought largely by immigrant and Muslim-American households, and it edged to a modest high in the later twenty-tens.
This was never a common American name, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its peak, and it stayed rare through its whole run. A girl named Nimah at that high is still a young child today. Its gentle sound and genuine meaning keep it quietly appealing, though it remains uncommon here.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Nimah mean?
It comes from the Arabic ni'mah, meaning a blessing, favor, or gift of grace.
How do you pronounce Nimah?
It is said NEE-mah /หniห.mษ/, two syllables with the stress at the front.
Is Nimah a boy or girl name?
Nimah is used here as a girl's name.
How popular is Nimah?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the twenty-tens.