Nimrod
About Nimrod
As a Biblical name, Nimrod appears in the Old Testament as a great-grandson of Noah, a founder of Babylon, and a famous hunter. In popular culture, its image was altered after the dopey Looney Tunes villain, Elmer Fudd, was called "nimrod" by Daffy Duck in a 40s cartoon. It since became associated less with rebellion and hunting, and more with being a fool.
Used only sporadically in the US, it is however a popular choice in Hungary, where it is written as Nimród (NEEM-rod) and ranked in the Top 20 in a recent year. Also used Israel and occasionally in the UK, Nimrod has been notably borne by folk singer and trade unionist, Nimrod Workman, journalist and comedy writer Nimrod Kamer, and basketball player Nimrod Levi.
Pronounced NIM-rod.
As of October 2026, Nimrod ranked #11835 in US births in 2012 SSA, peaked at #1021 in 1880.
Editor's take: The name Nimrod is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "we shall rise up, we shall rebel".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
Similar names
These 20 names were selected by our users looking for other names like Nimrod.
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- Edmonia
- Clemens
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- Fernand
- Eliphalet
- Umberto
- Germain
- Mendel
- Engelbert
- Silvester
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- Gauguin
- Pavel
- Moishe
- Columba
- Commodore
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Nimrod on lists
Famous Nimrods
- Nimrod
Biblical king of Shinar, great,grandson of Noah
- Nimrod Antal
Hungarian,American film director
- Nimrod Shapira Bar
Or, Israeli swimmer
- Nimrod Kamer
Romanian,Israeli,British comedian
- Nimrod Levi
Israeli basketball player
Nimrod in pop culture
- Nimrod Wildfire
character in James Kirke Paulding's play 'The Lion of the West'
- Nimrod Gaunt
character from Philip Kerr's Children of the Lamp
- Nimrod
a villain in Doctor Who audio plays
- Nimrod
vampire in Marvel's Dracula Lives! comics
- Nimrod
robot mutant,hunter in X,Men comics
- Nimrod "Nim
" reptile on TV's "Surface"
- Nimrod the Scarlet Sentinel
a villain on TV's "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers"
- Aetius Nimrod
the infamous and evil "axe man" in "The Silver Eye", a webcomic by Laura Hollingsworth
- Nimrod
insult created by Bugs Bunny
- Nimrod
1997 album by the band Green Day
- "Nimrod
" the 9th of Elgar's 'Enigma Variations'
- Nimrod
robot teacher in "Strange Hill High"