Rimas
Rimas is a Lithuanian surname and a masculine given name. As a given name, Rimas is a shortened form of Rimantas.
- Lithuanian
Meaning & Origin of Rimas
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rimas is a Lithuanian surname and a masculine given name. As a given name, Rimas is a shortened form of Rimantas.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Lithuanian
The Story of Rimas
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Rimas as a girl name dates back to 2009, when 7 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named Rimas — #13,701 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 68% of all recorded Rimass. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 38 Rimass have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Rimas first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1954, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1958: 10 births, good for #2,642 nationwide. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 43% of all recorded Rimass. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1976 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 65 Rimass have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Rimas
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Rimas. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Rimas
Rimas is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1954 and has accumulated 65 births in the dataset. Rimas's peak popularity came in 1958 when it ranked #2,642. Use the chart and map above to compare Rimas's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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