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“snows”
[ˈnjeβ̞es] · Spanish
01 / Meaning & origin
Nieves is a feminine given name documented in Spanish, Catalan, Danish and 1 other language. English Wiktionary records the meaning “snows”.
Meaning: “snows”
From nieves (“snows”), shortened from María (de las) Nieves, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as "Our Lady of the Snows".
02 / Across borders
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5 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2017: 7 girls (rank 12713).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Nieves
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | 5 | 1,679 | observed |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | 5 | 1,931 | observed |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | 8 | 2,144 | observed |
| 1913 | 6 | 2,827 | observed |
| 1914 | 8 | 2,638 | observed |
| 1915 | 10 | 2,688 | observed |
| 1916 | 10 | 2,833 | observed |
| 1917 | 10 | 2,879 | observed |
| 1918 | 5 | 4,809 | observed |
| 1919 | 14 | 2,384 | observed |
| 1920 | 17 | 2,172 | observed |
| 1921 | 15 | 2,378 | observed |
| 1922 | 17 | 2,186 | observed |
| 1923 | 11 | 2,917 | observed |
| 1924 | 17 | 2,212 | observed |
| 1925 | 23 | 1,795 | observed |
| 1926 | 26 | 1,623 | observed |
| 1927 | 20 | 1,935 | observed |
| 1928 | 21 | 1,837 | observed |
| 1929 | 16 | 2,098 | observed |
| 1930 | 18 | 1,934 | observed |
| 1931 | 14 | 2,205 | observed |
| 1932 | 16 | 2,037 | observed |
| 1933 | 11 | 2,540 | observed |
| 1934 | 11 | 2,567 | observed |
| 1935 | 11 | 2,575 | observed |
| 1936 | 8 | 3,103 | observed |
| 1937 | 10 | 2,735 | observed |
| 1938 | 14 | 2,225 | observed |
| 1939 | 5 | 4,250 | observed |
| 1940 | 16 | 2,029 | observed |
| 1941 | 8 | 3,252 | observed |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | 6 | 4,196 | observed |
| 1944 | 7 | 3,687 | observed |
| 1945 | 5 | 4,556 | observed |
| 1946 | 9 | 3,430 | observed |
| 1947 | 10 | 3,448 | observed |
| 1948 | 10 | 3,350 | observed |
| 1949 | 12 | 2,999 | observed |
| 1950 | 12 | 3,052 | observed |
| 1951 | 7 | 4,385 | observed |
| 1952 | 6 | 4,908 | observed |
| 1953 | 8 | 4,226 | observed |
| 1954 | 8 | 4,278 | observed |
| 1955 | 12 | 3,377 | observed |
| 1956 | 8 | 4,467 | observed |
| 1957 | 6 | 5,377 | observed |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1960 | 9 | 4,437 | observed |
| 1961 | 10 | 4,239 | observed |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | 9 | 4,539 | observed |
| 1964 | 7 | 5,474 | observed |
| 1965 | 5 | 6,539 | observed |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | 8 | 4,982 | observed |
| 1968 | 7 | 5,642 | observed |
| 1969 | 6 | 6,617 | observed |
| 1970 | 5 | 7,995 | observed |
| 1971 | 7 | 6,619 | observed |
| 1972 | 12 | 4,523 | observed |
| 1973 | 6 | 7,435 | observed |
| 1974 | 6 | 7,680 | observed |
| 1975 | 6 | 7,984 | observed |
| 1976 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1977 | 8 | 6,892 | observed |
| 1978 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1979 | 10 | 6,189 | observed |
| 1980 | 11 | 5,912 | observed |
| 1981 | 10 | 6,323 | observed |
| 1982 | 11 | 5,911 | observed |
| 1983 | 11 | 5,824 | observed |
| 1984 | 12 | 5,539 | observed |
| 1985 | 14 | 5,077 | observed |
| 1986 | 13 | 5,459 | observed |
| 1987 | 14 | 5,312 | observed |
| 1988 | 12 | 6,277 | observed |
| 1989 | 6 | 10,847 | observed |
| 1990 | 8 | 9,247 | observed |
| 1991 | 12 | 6,976 | observed |
| 1992 | 14 | 6,314 | observed |
| 1993 | 5 | 13,442 | observed |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | 5 | 13,386 | observed |
| 1996 | 6 | 11,807 | observed |
| 1997 | 7 | 10,836 | observed |
| 1998 | 7 | 11,138 | observed |
| 1999 | 12 | 7,716 | observed |
| 2000 | 5 | 15,031 | observed |
| 2001 | 16 | 6,619 | observed |
| 2002 | 12 | 8,280 | observed |
| 2003 | 13 | 7,998 | observed |
| 2004 | 17 | 6,768 | observed |
| 2005 | 10 | 10,128 | observed |
| 2006 | 11 | 9,901 | observed |
| 2007 | 5 | 17,636 | observed |
| 2008 | 11 | 10,084 | observed |
| 2009 | 6 | 15,242 | observed |
| 2010 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2011 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2012 | 5 | 16,869 | observed |
| 2013 | 7 | 13,150 | observed |
| 2014 | 8 | 11,931 | observed |
| 2015 | 5 | 16,419 | observed |
| 2016 | 5 | 16,215 | observed |
| 2017 | 7 | 12,713 | observed |
| 2018 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Nieves” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
