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

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Peak · girls
1887 · 266 births
Debut · girls
119 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
133,788
since 1880

Nina over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Nina has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201972peak #114, 1887girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#324946—
2024#321960—
2023#338920—
2022#3121,025—
2021#3231,005—
2020#327944—
2019#3181,006—
2018#3191,029—
2017#3191,020—
2016#3091,047—
2015#2991,080—
2014#2951,110—
2013#2841,116—
2012#2901,093—
2011#3031,051—
2010#3181,002—
2009#2891,149—
2008#2771,230—
2007#2681,270—
2006#2761,212—
2005#2521,287—
2004#2431,326—
2003#2391,356—
2002#2431,320—
2001#2431,306—
2000#2191,428—
1999#2191,437—
1998#2311,348—
1997#2341,284—
1996#2411,157—
1995#279989#7,7926
1994#2651,062#8,8005
1993#2711,016—
1992#2691,051—
1991#2541,102—
1990#2601,102#5,8238
1989#2341,172#4,81110
1988#2121,227#5,2008
1987#2091,265#4,9688
1986#2431,073#4,13010
1985#2141,200#5,7856
1984#2001,342#3,92510
1983#1971,345—
1982#1931,427#5,0037
1981#1661,701#5,4686
1980#1481,889#4,9407
1979#284857—
1978#375565—
1977#354625—
1976#368567—
1975#312726—
1974#313732—
1973#314741#5,1015
1972#306799#4,4416
1971#316839—
1970#325824—
1969#315813#2,86110
1968#310805—
1967#269978—
1966#2591,064—
1965#2651,059#3,9305
1964#2661,143—
1963#2491,273—
1962#2481,278#4,0335
1961#2511,242#3,3567
1960#2481,235#3,3377
1959#2361,339#3,9885
1958#2511,194—
1957#2321,320#3,9935
1956#2281,326#3,9425
1955#2201,351—
1954#2061,489—
1953#2151,377—
1952#2101,356—
1951#2411,035—
1950#2381,011—
1949#243943—
1948#2341,022—
1947#235999#3,7335
1946#2261,013—
1945#216882—
1944#2011,007—
1943#214939—
1942#217915—
1941#205878#3,1336
1940#196911—
1939#194917—
1938#192972#3,5345
1937#196901#3,5185
1936#193937#3,5495
1935#184966#2,5299
1934#1781,027#3,6795
1933#177976—
1932#187974—
1931#182997#3,7635
1930#193996#4,0015
1929#197968—
1928#1971,023#3,3577
1927#1951,057—
1926#1871,111#4,2015
1925#1841,197#4,1975
1924#1851,212#4,3475
1923#1821,192—
1922#1881,131—
1921#1811,212—
1920#1791,226—
1919#1781,124—
1918#1761,165#3,7286
1917#1741,154#3,5456
1916#1701,130#3,8975
1915#1711,085—
1914#171828—
1913#173668—
1912#170582—
1911#165466—
1910#160478—
1909#159434—
1908#150449—
1907#152433—
1906#164340—
1905#159354—
1904#156348—
1903#153345—
1902#145369—
1901#160295—
1900#155376—
1899#125390—
1898#134383—
1897#142336—
1896#147320—
1895#133348#1,0795
1894#127347—
1893#128330—
1892#127340—
1891#131273—
1890#126314—
1889#120315—
1888#119304—
1887#114266—
1886#119238—
1885#130193#9365
1884#131187—
1883#120177—
1882#120171—
1881#129123—
1880#134119—
First appearance
1880

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 1972

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedNHWashington: #335 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,132 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #258 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,719 girlsMNIllinois: #225 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 1,184 girlsILWisconsin: #339 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,750 girlsWIMichigan: #294 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,876 girlsMINew York: #236 for girls · 90 births · 1 in 1,232 girlsNYMassachusetts: #315 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,282 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedRIOregon: #347 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,105 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedIAIndiana: #295 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,949 girlsINOhio: #422 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,918 girlsOHPennsylvania: #238 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,361 girlsPANew Jersey: #291 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,629 girlsNJConnecticut: #194 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,055 girlsCTCalifornia: #252 for girls · 108 births · 1 in 1,269 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedUTColorado: #257 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,211 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedNEMissouri: #361 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,607 girlsMOKentucky: #310 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,979 girlsKYWest Virginia: #244 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,354 girlsWVVirginia: #383 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,960 girlsVAMaryland: #226 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,143 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedNMKansas: #335 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,054 girlsKSArkansas: #323 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,869 girlsARTennessee: #269 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,573 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #382 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,823 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #487 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,841 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #132 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 463 girlsDCOklahoma: #374 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,329 girlsOKLouisiana: #213 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 947 girlsLAMississippi: #292 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,576 girlsMSAlabama: #275 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,509 girlsALGeorgia: #345 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,249 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedHITexas: #356 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 2,050 girlsTXFlorida: #332 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,022 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#132 · 1 in 463
  2. Connecticut#194 · 1 in 1,055
  3. Louisiana#213 · 1 in 947
  4. Illinois#225 · 1 in 1,184
  5. Maryland#226 · 1 in 1,143

Best ever in a state: #58 in District of Columbia, 2024.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#132161 in 463
Connecticut#194151 in 1,055
Louisiana#213281 in 947
Illinois#225631 in 1,184
Maryland#226181 in 1,143
New York#236901 in 1,232
Pennsylvania#238531 in 1,361
West Virginia#24491 in 1,354
California#2521081 in 1,269
Colorado#257131 in 1,211
Minnesota#258141 in 1,719
Tennessee#269181 in 1,573
Alabama#275161 in 1,509
New Jersey#291251 in 1,629
Mississippi#292111 in 1,576
Michigan#294331 in 1,876
Indiana#295191 in 1,949
Kentucky#310121 in 1,979
Massachusetts#315151 in 2,282
Arkansas#32371 in 1,869
Florida#332221 in 2,022
Kansas#33561 in 2,054
Washington#33591 in 2,132
Wisconsin#339101 in 2,750
Georgia#345161 in 2,249
Oregon#34761 in 2,105
Texas#356471 in 2,050
Missouri#361121 in 2,607
Oklahoma#37471 in 2,329
North Carolina#382131 in 2,823
Virginia#383101 in 2,960
Ohio#422191 in 3,918
South Carolina#48751 in 3,841
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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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
7 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1887 at #114 (266 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 549
  • Highest: 1 in 549 girls born in 1887 were named Nina (0.18%)
  • Latest: 1 in 1,699 girls born in 2025 (0.06%)
Era · girls
The 1980s
  • 10.2% of all girls named Nina (13,641) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s2,093#114 (1887)#124
1890s3,381#125 (1899)#132
1900s3,743#145 (1902)#155
1910s8,680#160 (1910)#171
1920s11,329#179 (1920)#188
1930s9,663#177 (1933)#188
1940s9,509#196 (1940)#219
1950s12,798#206 (1954)#228
1960s10,890#248 (1962)#268
1970s7,275#284 (1979)#327
1980s13,641#148 (1980)#202
1990s11,548#219 (1999)#252
2000s12,884#219 (2000)#255
2010s10,554#284 (2013)#305
2020s5,800#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 1972

girls
#306
799 births · 1 in 1,904 girls
boys
#4,441
6 births · 1 in 270,268 boys

Top girls' names in 1972

  1. #1Jennifer63,600
  2. #2Michelle29,285
  3. #3Lisa27,543
  4. #4Kimberly26,282
  5. #5Amy25,873
  6. #6Angela23,561
  7. #7Melissa22,494
  8. #8Stephanie16,890
  9. #9Heather16,320
  10. #10Nicole15,755
  11. #306Nina799

Top boys' names in 1972

  1. #1Michael71,393
  2. #2Christopher52,172
  3. #3James47,063
  4. #4David46,322
  5. #5John43,158
  6. #6Robert43,013
  7. #7Jason37,423
  8. #8Brian36,306
  9. #9William30,510
  10. #10Matthew22,928
  11. #4,441Nina6
More about 1972

girls

1,521,244 girls got a published name in 1972; 1 in 1,904 of them was named Nina, which outranked 96.8% of the 9,666 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Nina
  1. #303Keisha804
  2. #304Shelia803
  3. #305Antoinette802
  4. #306Nina799
  5. #307Irene792
  6. #308Desiree785
  7. #309Bethany781
Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 5,804Camisha#6,619 → #815
  2. ↑ 3,921Catina#4,123 → #202
  3. ↑ 1,842Cherilyn#2,665 → #823
  4. ↑ 1,789Chasity#2,542 → #753
  5. ↑ 1,694Keena#2,542 → #848
Fallers
  1. ↓ 517Shayla#836 → #1,353
  2. ↓ 428Raina#798 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 280Kendall#742 → #1,022
  4. ↓ 275Alycia#951 → #1,226
  5. ↓ 255Charisse#727 → #982

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,621,608 boys got a published name in 1972; 1 in 270,268 of them was named Nina, which outranked 22.8% of the 5,751 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Nina
  1. #3,963Zephaniah7
  2. #3,963Zerick7
  3. #3,963Zoran7
  4. #4,441Nina6
  5. #4,441Abelino6
  6. #4,441Abimael6
  7. #4,441Abrahm6
  8. #4,986Aaric5
  9. #4,986Aasim5
  10. #4,986Abiel5

Tied with 544 names at #4,441; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1971
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,755Demond#3,146 → #391
  2. ↑ 1,286Cade#2,279 → #993
  3. ↑ 905Vidal#1,526 → #621
  4. ↑ 855Damond#1,784 → #929
  5. ↑ 849Kareem#1,254 → #405
Fallers
  1. ↓ 413Rich#914 → #1,327
  2. ↓ 401Monroe#947 → #1,348
  3. ↓ 317Laura#990 → #1,307
  4. ↓ 309Von#976 → #1,285
  5. ↓ 309Westley#998 → #1,307

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1972 →