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Nimo
How to Pronounce Nimo
Pronounced NEE-moh /ΛniΛ.moΚ/Medium
Meaning: Nimo is a Somali girl's name, a short and affectionate form of Nimco. Its root is the Arabic word nima, meaning blessing, grace, or prosperity. Warm and easy to say, it carries a wish for a blessed and fortunate life.Low
Popularity in the U.S. Β· SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880βpresent). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Nimo is a Somali girl's name, a familiar short form of Nimco, whose root is the Arabic nima, meaning blessing, grace, and prosperity. Borne widely in Somali families, it entered American records chiefly with Somali immigration in the later twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Its gentle sound and hopeful meaning have kept it beloved within that community.
Nimo has always been rare in American records, given to only about twenty girls a year at its mid-two-thousands peak, largely within Somali American families. A girl named Nimo then is a teenager or young adult today.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Nimo mean?
It is a Somali name, a short form of Nimco, from the Arabic for blessing or grace.
How do you pronounce Nimo?
It is said NEE-moh, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Nimo a boy or girl name?
Nimo is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Nimo?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the mid-two-thousands.