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Nieve

100% girls · 9 born in 2025

Nieve has been given to about 195 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2005, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 193
Median age today15 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Nieve per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2005 · 11
  • Born in 20259
  • All time195
  • England & Wales, 202520

How popular is Nieve?

Its best year was 2005, when 11 babies were given the name, ranking 9951st. The typical living American called Nieve is about 15 years old today.

Names that sound like Nieve

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Maeve0.65
  2. Eve0.65
  3. Genevieve0.61
  4. Nichelle0.60
  5. Noelle0.57
  6. Nickie0.57
  7. Nelle0.55
  8. Nicole0.52

Middle names for Nieve

Ranked by flow score
  1. Nieve Catherine0.80
  2. Nieve Frances0.80
  3. Nieve Belle0.80
  4. Nieve Josephine0.80
  5. Nieve Hazel0.80
  6. Nieve Violet0.79

Sibling names for Nieve

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.78
  2. Azariasister · 0.78
  3. Soleilsister · 0.78
  4. Keziahsister · 0.77
  5. Bridgerbrother · 0.77
  6. Blazebrother · 0.77

Where Nieve is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Nieve Wilson0.75
    2. Nieve Williams0.75
    3. Nieve Walker0.75
    4. Nieve Turner0.75
    5. Nieve Torres0.75
    6. Nieve Thompson0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Nieve

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.