Nyima comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning "Sun" or "sunshine" in Tibetan..
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How popular is Nyima?
2006peak year
Nyima first appears in the U.S. registration record in 2002. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2006, 45 babies received the name (ranked #3544). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #11220), with roughly 10 babies named Nyima each year. Nyima has been declining in recent years. In total, around 274 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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