Meaning and history
Meaning unknown. In Arthurian legend, Nimue is a sorceress also called the Lady of the Lake, Vivien, or Niniane; in some versions, Merlin falls in love with her and is then imprisoned by her magic. She first appears in the medieval French Lancelot-Grail Cycle.
20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: 5 births, rank #17,636
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: 6 births, rank #14,959
20112011: no US SSA record for this spelling
2012: 6 births, rank #14,962
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
2014: no US SSA record for this spelling
2015: 6 births, rank #14,482
20162016: no US SSA record for this spelling
2017: 5 births, rank #15,902
2018: no US SSA record for this spelling
2019: 10 births, rank #9,736
2020: 8 births, rank #11,090
20212021: 19 births, rank #6,174
2022: 17 births, rank #6,707
2023: 7 births, rank #12,197
2024: 5 births, rank #15,293
20252025: 6 births, rank #13,208
In 2025, 6 babies were recorded with the name Nimue, ranking #13,208 among girls.