Nina
#324 for girls in 2025, 946 births · Last seen for boys in 1995 at #7,792
Given to girls 99.8% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1887 · 266 births
- Debut · girls
- 119 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 133,788since 1880
Nina over time
Rank among girls' names. Nina has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #324 | 946 | — | |
| 2024 | #321 | 960 | — | |
| 2023 | #338 | 920 | — | |
| 2022 | #312 | 1,025 | — | |
| 2021 | #323 | 1,005 | — | |
| 2020 | #327 | 944 | — | |
| 2019 | #318 | 1,006 | — | |
| 2018 | #319 | 1,029 | — | |
| 2017 | #319 | 1,020 | — | |
| 2016 | #309 | 1,047 | — | |
| 2015 | #299 | 1,080 | — | |
| 2014 | #295 | 1,110 | — | |
| 2013 | #284 | 1,116 | — | |
| 2012 | #290 | 1,093 | — | |
| 2011 | #303 | 1,051 | — | |
| 2010 | #318 | 1,002 | — | |
| 2009 | #289 | 1,149 | — | |
| 2008 | #277 | 1,230 | — | |
| 2007 | #268 | 1,270 | — | |
| 2006 | #276 | 1,212 | — | |
| 2005 | #252 | 1,287 | — | |
| 2004 | #243 | 1,326 | — | |
| 2003 | #239 | 1,356 | — | |
| 2002 | #243 | 1,320 | — | |
| 2001 | #243 | 1,306 | — | |
| 2000 | #219 | 1,428 | — | |
| 1999 | #219 | 1,437 | — | |
| 1998 | #231 | 1,348 | — | |
| 1997 | #234 | 1,284 | — | |
| 1996 | #241 | 1,157 | — | |
| 1995 | #279 | 989 | #7,792 | 6 |
| 1994 | #265 | 1,062 | #8,800 | 5 |
| 1993 | #271 | 1,016 | — | |
| 1992 | #269 | 1,051 | — | |
| 1991 | #254 | 1,102 | — | |
| 1990 | #260 | 1,102 | #5,823 | 8 |
| 1989 | #234 | 1,172 | #4,811 | 10 |
| 1988 | #212 | 1,227 | #5,200 | 8 |
| 1987 | #209 | 1,265 | #4,968 | 8 |
| 1986 | #243 | 1,073 | #4,130 | 10 |
| 1985 | #214 | 1,200 | #5,785 | 6 |
| 1984 | #200 | 1,342 | #3,925 | 10 |
| 1983 | #197 | 1,345 | — | |
| 1982 | #193 | 1,427 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1981 | #166 | 1,701 | #5,468 | 6 |
| 1980 | #148 | 1,889 | #4,940 | 7 |
| 1979 | #284 | 857 | — | |
| 1978 | #375 | 565 | — | |
| 1977 | #354 | 625 | — | |
| 1976 | #368 | 567 | — | |
| 1975 | #312 | 726 | — | |
| 1974 | #313 | 732 | — | |
| 1973 | #314 | 741 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1972 | #306 | 799 | #4,441 | 6 |
| 1971 | #316 | 839 | — | |
| 1970 | #325 | 824 | — | |
| 1969 | #315 | 813 | #2,861 | 10 |
| 1968 | #310 | 805 | — | |
| 1967 | #269 | 978 | — | |
| 1966 | #259 | 1,064 | — | |
| 1965 | #265 | 1,059 | #3,930 | 5 |
| 1964 | #266 | 1,143 | — | |
| 1963 | #249 | 1,273 | — | |
| 1962 | #248 | 1,278 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #251 | 1,242 | #3,356 | 7 |
| 1960 | #248 | 1,235 | #3,337 | 7 |
| 1959 | #236 | 1,339 | #3,988 | 5 |
| 1958 | #251 | 1,194 | — | |
| 1957 | #232 | 1,320 | #3,993 | 5 |
| 1956 | #228 | 1,326 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1955 | #220 | 1,351 | — | |
| 1954 | #206 | 1,489 | — | |
| 1953 | #215 | 1,377 | — | |
| 1952 | #210 | 1,356 | — | |
| 1951 | #241 | 1,035 | — | |
| 1950 | #238 | 1,011 | — | |
| 1949 | #243 | 943 | — | |
| 1948 | #234 | 1,022 | — | |
| 1947 | #235 | 999 | #3,733 | 5 |
| 1946 | #226 | 1,013 | — | |
| 1945 | #216 | 882 | — | |
| 1944 | #201 | 1,007 | — | |
| 1943 | #214 | 939 | — | |
| 1942 | #217 | 915 | — | |
| 1941 | #205 | 878 | #3,133 | 6 |
| 1940 | #196 | 911 | — | |
| 1939 | #194 | 917 | — | |
| 1938 | #192 | 972 | #3,534 | 5 |
| 1937 | #196 | 901 | #3,518 | 5 |
| 1936 | #193 | 937 | #3,549 | 5 |
| 1935 | #184 | 966 | #2,529 | 9 |
| 1934 | #178 | 1,027 | #3,679 | 5 |
| 1933 | #177 | 976 | — | |
| 1932 | #187 | 974 | — | |
| 1931 | #182 | 997 | #3,763 | 5 |
| 1930 | #193 | 996 | #4,001 | 5 |
| 1929 | #197 | 968 | — | |
| 1928 | #197 | 1,023 | #3,357 | 7 |
| 1927 | #195 | 1,057 | — | |
| 1926 | #187 | 1,111 | #4,201 | 5 |
| 1925 | #184 | 1,197 | #4,197 | 5 |
| 1924 | #185 | 1,212 | #4,347 | 5 |
| 1923 | #182 | 1,192 | — | |
| 1922 | #188 | 1,131 | — | |
| 1921 | #181 | 1,212 | — | |
| 1920 | #179 | 1,226 | — | |
| 1919 | #178 | 1,124 | — | |
| 1918 | #176 | 1,165 | #3,728 | 6 |
| 1917 | #174 | 1,154 | #3,545 | 6 |
| 1916 | #170 | 1,130 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #171 | 1,085 | — | |
| 1914 | #171 | 828 | — | |
| 1913 | #173 | 668 | — | |
| 1912 | #170 | 582 | — | |
| 1911 | #165 | 466 | — | |
| 1910 | #160 | 478 | — | |
| 1909 | #159 | 434 | — | |
| 1908 | #150 | 449 | — | |
| 1907 | #152 | 433 | — | |
| 1906 | #164 | 340 | — | |
| 1905 | #159 | 354 | — | |
| 1904 | #156 | 348 | — | |
| 1903 | #153 | 345 | — | |
| 1902 | #145 | 369 | — | |
| 1901 | #160 | 295 | — | |
| 1900 | #155 | 376 | — | |
| 1899 | #125 | 390 | — | |
| 1898 | #134 | 383 | — | |
| 1897 | #142 | 336 | — | |
| 1896 | #147 | 320 | — | |
| 1895 | #133 | 348 | #1,079 | 5 |
| 1894 | #127 | 347 | — | |
| 1893 | #128 | 330 | — | |
| 1892 | #127 | 340 | — | |
| 1891 | #131 | 273 | — | |
| 1890 | #126 | 314 | — | |
| 1889 | #120 | 315 | — | |
| 1888 | #119 | 304 | — | |
| 1887 | #114 | 266 | — | |
| 1886 | #119 | 238 | — | |
| 1885 | #130 | 193 | #936 | 5 |
| 1884 | #131 | 187 | — | |
| 1883 | #120 | 177 | — | |
| 1882 | #120 | 171 | — | |
| 1881 | #129 | 123 | — | |
| 1880 | #134 | 119 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Nina was already there! It came in at #134, and was given to 119 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 180 girls a year got the name.
Where Nina is popular in 1947
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Arkansas#155 · 1 in 779
- West Virginia#162 · 1 in 963
- Virginia#164 · 1 in 931
- Tennessee#172 · 1 in 1,085
- Alabama#175 · 1 in 893
Best ever in a state: #58 in District of Columbia, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #155 | 30 | 1 in 779 |
| West Virginia | #162 | 26 | 1 in 963 |
| Virginia | #164 | 40 | 1 in 931 |
| Tennessee | #172 | 37 | 1 in 1,085 |
| Alabama | #175 | 44 | 1 in 893 |
| Indiana | #176 | 33 | 1 in 1,302 |
| Missouri | #187 | 29 | 1 in 1,415 |
| Kansas | #193 | 13 | 1 in 1,418 |
| New York | #194 | 113 | 1 in 1,331 |
| North Carolina | #196 | 48 | 1 in 1,092 |
| Oklahoma | #196 | 18 | 1 in 1,282 |
| Montana | #197 | 5 | 1 in 1,145 |
| Maine | #202 | 7 | 1 in 1,429 |
| Washington | #204 | 19 | 1 in 1,359 |
| Kentucky | #207 | 28 | 1 in 1,296 |
| Georgia | #209 | 36 | 1 in 1,214 |
| New Jersey | #220 | 24 | 1 in 1,934 |
| Arizona | #221 | 8 | 1 in 1,047 |
| Ohio | #226 | 42 | 1 in 2,145 |
| Maryland | #231 | 14 | 1 in 1,726 |
| Illinois | #234 | 42 | 1 in 2,102 |
| Pennsylvania | #235 | 54 | 1 in 2,105 |
| Colorado | #245 | 8 | 1 in 1,793 |
| Nebraska | #246 | 6 | 1 in 2,245 |
| Oregon | #250 | 8 | 1 in 1,916 |
| Florida | #261 | 15 | 1 in 1,807 |
| Mississippi | #263 | 19 | 1 in 1,527 |
| Michigan | #264 | 26 | 1 in 2,797 |
| Texas | #267 | 55 | 1 in 1,668 |
| South Carolina | #268 | 16 | 1 in 1,770 |
| California | #269 | 58 | 1 in 1,946 |
| District of Columbia | #276 | 5 | 1 in 2,342 |
| Louisiana | #330 | 15 | 1 in 2,194 |
| Iowa | #339 | 7 | 1 in 4,057 |
| Massachusetts | #341 | 9 | 1 in 5,444 |
| Minnesota | #444 | 5 | 1 in 6,598 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Nina
- 3 spots since 2024 (#321 → #324)
- 3 spots since 2020 (#327 → #324)
- 25 spots since 2015 (#299 → #324)
- Biggest jump: 136 spots in 1980 (#284 → #148)
- Biggest drop: 56 spots in 1976 (#312 → #368)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1887 at #114 (266 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 549 girls born in 1887 were named Nina (0.18%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,699 girls born in 2025 (0.06%)
- 10.2% of all girls named Nina (13,641) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,093 | #114 (1887) | #124 |
| 1890s | 3,381 | #125 (1899) | #132 |
| 1900s | 3,743 | #145 (1902) | #155 |
| 1910s | 8,680 | #160 (1910) | #171 |
| 1920s | 11,329 | #179 (1920) | #188 |
| 1930s | 9,663 | #177 (1933) | #188 |
| 1940s | 9,509 | #196 (1940) | #219 |
| 1950s | 12,798 | #206 (1954) | #228 |
| 1960s | 10,890 | #248 (1962) | #268 |
| 1970s | 7,275 | #284 (1979) | #327 |
| 1980s | 13,641 | #148 (1980) | #202 |
| 1990s | 11,548 | #219 (1999) | #252 |
| 2000s | 12,884 | #219 (2000) | #255 |
| 2010s | 10,554 | #284 (2013) | #305 |
| 2020s | 5,800 | #312 (2022) | #324 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Nina in 1947
Top girls' names in 1947
Top boys' names in 1947
More about 1947
girls
1,772,766 girls got a published name in 1947; 1 in 1,775 of them was named Nina, which outranked 96.2% of the 6,104 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,829,599 boys got a published name in 1947; 1 in 365,920 of them was named Nina, which outranked 12.5% of the 4,266 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 533 names at #3,733; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.