UK girl's name
Nilima
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2009. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Nilima is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Nilima popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2009 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5556, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1999, with 7 births.
This profile covers 46 England and Wales registrations across 10 recorded years from 1996 to 2009. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 43% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 46 living people in the UK are called Nilima. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2010 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Nilima ranked #5556 for girls in England and Wales in 2009, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1999, when 7 girls were registered as Nilima.
- • About 46 living people in the UK are estimated to have Nilima as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5556
2009
Births in 2009
3
Latest year
Peak year
1999
7 births
Estimated living
46
2026
Popularity
Nilima over time
The chart below shows babies named Nilima registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2009. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Nilima, the clearest high point is 1999. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2009, compared with 7 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Nilima by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Nilima was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #4095 | 23 | 6 |
| 1990s | #2523 | 23 | 4 |
Related
Names similar to Nilima
- Niamh 20,347
- Nicole 19,687
- Natasha 15,578
- Nancy 12,607
- Naomi 12,199
- Natalie 10,885
- Nevaeh 7,869
- Nina 7,285
- Neve 7,180
- Natalia 7,099
- Nadia 6,032
- Nicola 4,927
FAQ
Nilima: questions and answers
How popular is the name Nilima in the UK right now?
In 2009, Nilima was ranked #5556 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Nilima most popular?
The peak year on record was 1999, with 7 babies registered as Nilima in England and Wales.
How many people are called Nilima in the UK?
A total of 46 babies have been registered as Nilima across the 10 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.