The first name Nieve
A girl’s name.
1 syllable Female
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 20 girls were named Nieve, making it the 1,512th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2015, with 102 births (#432).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Nieve with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Nieve at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 9 girls born in the United States were named Nieve, the 10,689th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2005, when 11 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- How popular is the name Nieve?
- In 2025, 20 girls born in England and Wales were named Nieve, ranking 1,512th. Its peak was 2015, with 102 births.
- Is Nieve a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 195 US babies named Nieve since 1880 were girls.
- When was Nieve most popular?
- 2005 in the United States, when 11 babies were named Nieve, its highest rank at 9,951st.