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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201975peak #114, 1887girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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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 1975

  • 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: #419 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,837 girlsWAIdaho: #232 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,096 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #288 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,196 girlsMNIllinois: #194 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 1,072 girlsILWisconsin: #270 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,961 girlsWIMichigan: #275 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,741 girlsMINew York: #254 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 1,395 girlsNYMassachusetts: #222 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,399 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedRIOregon: #286 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,634 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: #344 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,455 girlsINOhio: #329 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,237 girlsOHPennsylvania: #249 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,513 girlsPANew Jersey: #244 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,333 girlsNJConnecticut: #199 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,063 girlsCTCalifornia: #287 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 1,521 girlsCAUtah: #283 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,543 girlsUTColorado: #326 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,754 girlsCONebraska: #309 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,892 girlsNEMissouri: #382 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,913 girlsMOKentucky: #417 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,343 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedWVVirginia: #401 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,007 girlsVAMaryland: #328 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,964 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedDEArizona: #335 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,685 girlsAZNew Mexico: #165 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 639 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedKSArkansas: #401 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,528 girlsARTennessee: #371 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,643 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #370 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,488 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #409 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,764 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #177 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 654 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #475 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,841 girlsLAMississippi: #279 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,414 girlsMSAlabama: #243 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,214 girlsALGeorgia: #296 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,720 girlsGAHawaii: #233 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 752 girlsHITexas: #453 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,815 girlsTXFlorida: #264 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,425 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#165 · 1 in 639
  2. District of Columbia#177 · 1 in 654
  3. Illinois#194 · 1 in 1,072
  4. Connecticut#199 · 1 in 1,063
  5. Massachusetts#222 · 1 in 1,399

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#165121 in 639
District of Columbia#17791 in 654
Illinois#194651 in 1,072
Connecticut#199131 in 1,063
Massachusetts#222211 in 1,399
Idaho#23251 in 1,096
Hawaii#23361 in 752
Alabama#243181 in 1,214
New Jersey#244271 in 1,333
Pennsylvania#249431 in 1,513
New York#254731 in 1,395
Florida#264291 in 1,425
Wisconsin#270141 in 1,961
Michigan#275321 in 1,741
Mississippi#279111 in 1,414
Utah#28381 in 1,543
Oregon#28681 in 1,634
California#287911 in 1,521
Minnesota#288111 in 2,196
Georgia#296181 in 1,720
Nebraska#30951 in 1,892
Colorado#32691 in 1,754
Maryland#32891 in 1,964
Ohio#329311 in 2,237
Arizona#33591 in 1,685
Indiana#344141 in 2,455
North Carolina#370131 in 2,488
Tennessee#371101 in 2,643
Missouri#382101 in 2,913
Arkansas#40151 in 2,528
Virginia#40191 in 3,007
South Carolina#40961 in 2,764
Kentucky#41771 in 3,343
Washington#41971 in 2,837
Texas#453341 in 2,815
Louisiana#47591 in 2,841
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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 1975

girls
#312
726 births · 1 in 2,008 girls

Top girls' names in 1975

  1. #1Jennifer58,190
  2. #2Amy32,254
  3. #3Heather24,301
  4. #4Melissa24,168
  5. #5Angela23,361
  6. #6Michelle22,665
  7. #7Kimberly20,257
  8. #8Lisa18,139
  9. #9Stephanie15,775
  10. #10Nicole14,275
  11. #312Nina726
More about 1975

girls

1,457,861 girls got a published name in 1975; 1 in 2,008 of them was named Nina, which outranked 97.1% of the 10,618 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Nina
  1. #309Roxanne744
  2. #310Cheri733
  3. #310Janelle733
  4. #312Nina726
  5. #313Chasity724
  6. #314Alexandra723
  7. #314Irene723
Biggest movers since 1974
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,732Pepper#2,683 → #951
  2. ↑ 1,666Mandie#2,396 → #730
  3. ↑ 1,140Tiana#1,772 → #632
  4. ↑ 779Lacy#1,486 → #707
  5. ↑ 719Lacey#1,284 → #565
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Nia#672 → #1,119
  2. ↓ 429Alethea#716 → #1,145
  3. ↓ 404Cicely#608 → #1,012
  4. ↓ 307Elaina#994 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 303Cristin#938 → #1,241

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

See the top 100 for 1975 →