Recorded 1901–2017 · United States
Nieves was most popular in 1925, when 37 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,351 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,581 people named Nieves.
Across the whole record Nieves is a unisex name — 62.4% of the 1,581 Americans given it were girls and 37.6% were boys. It changed hands: since 1950 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.
Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.
How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org