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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201965peak #114, 1887girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

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 1965

  • 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: #261 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,304 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: #392 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,485 girlsMNIllinois: #242 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 1,449 girlsILWisconsin: #379 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,070 girlsWIMichigan: #290 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,995 girlsMINew York: #212 for girls · 140 births · 1 in 1,098 girlsNYMassachusetts: #216 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,432 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedRIOregon: #276 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,496 girlsORNevada: #171 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 623 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedSDIowa: #344 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,163 girlsIAIndiana: #356 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,865 girlsINOhio: #295 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 2,096 girlsOHPennsylvania: #231 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 1,409 girlsPANew Jersey: #212 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 1,197 girlsNJConnecticut: #259 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,771 girlsCTCalifornia: #245 for girls · 126 births · 1 in 1,283 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedUTColorado: #371 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,271 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedNEMissouri: #272 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,735 girlsMOKentucky: #296 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,060 girlsKYWest Virginia: #203 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,130 girlsWVVirginia: #260 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,658 girlsVAMaryland: #197 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,045 girlsMDDelaware: #178 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 791 girlsDEArizona: #362 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,914 girlsAZNew Mexico: #293 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,384 girlsNMKansas: #352 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,566 girlsKSArkansas: #173 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 830 girlsARTennessee: #252 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,685 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #270 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,817 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #289 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,732 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #238 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,170 girlsDCOklahoma: #253 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,310 girlsOKLouisiana: #279 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,592 girlsLAMississippi: #287 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,600 girlsMSAlabama: #200 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,017 girlsALGeorgia: #246 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,459 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedHITexas: #317 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 1,776 girlsTXFlorida: #259 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,432 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nevada#171 · 1 in 623
  2. Arkansas#173 · 1 in 830
  3. Delaware#178 · 1 in 791
  4. Maryland#197 · 1 in 1,045
  5. Alabama#200 · 1 in 1,017

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nevada#17151 in 623
Arkansas#173181 in 830
Delaware#17851 in 791
Maryland#197271 in 1,045
Alabama#200291 in 1,017
West Virginia#203121 in 1,130
New Jersey#212451 in 1,197
New York#2121401 in 1,098
Massachusetts#216331 in 1,432
Pennsylvania#231661 in 1,409
District of Columbia#238101 in 1,170
Illinois#242631 in 1,449
California#2451261 in 1,283
Georgia#246281 in 1,459
Tennessee#252191 in 1,685
Oklahoma#253131 in 1,310
Connecticut#259131 in 1,771
Florida#259311 in 1,432
Virginia#260221 in 1,658
Washington#261171 in 1,304
North Carolina#270231 in 1,817
Missouri#272211 in 1,735
Oregon#27691 in 1,496
Louisiana#279211 in 1,592
Mississippi#287131 in 1,600
South Carolina#289131 in 1,732
Michigan#290371 in 1,995
New Mexico#29371 in 1,384
Ohio#295421 in 2,096
Kentucky#296131 in 2,060
Texas#317541 in 1,776
Iowa#34471 in 3,163
Kansas#35261 in 2,566
Indiana#356151 in 2,865
Arizona#36271 in 1,914
Colorado#37171 in 2,271
Wisconsin#37991 in 4,070
Minnesota#39271 in 4,485
Alaska
Hawaii
Idaho
Maine
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
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
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 1965

girls
#265
1,059 births · 1 in 1,667 girls
boys
#3,930
5 births · 1 in 372,029 boys

Top girls' names in 1965

  1. #1Lisa60,271
  2. #2Mary34,270
  3. #3Karen32,869
  4. #4Kimberly28,836
  5. #5Susan26,321
  6. #6Patricia23,552
  7. #7Donna19,700
  8. #8Linda19,345
  9. #9Cynthia19,239
  10. #10Angela18,754
  11. #265Nina1,059

Top boys' names in 1965

  1. #1Michael80,992
  2. #2John71,493
  3. #3David67,825
  4. #4James67,666
  5. #5Robert63,106
  6. #6William40,111
  7. #7Mark38,244
  8. #8Richard36,817
  9. #9Thomas31,595
  10. #10Jeffrey29,574
  11. #3,930Nina5
More about 1965

girls

1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 1,667 of them was named Nina, which outranked 96.5% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Nina
  1. #262Chris1,089
  2. #263Lydia1,079
  3. #264Molly1,062
  4. #265Nina1,059
  5. #266Arlene1,054
  6. #267Mia1,053
  7. #268June1,050
Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. 723Marni#1,610#887
  2. 654Dionne#1,281#627
  3. 432Marnie#1,016#584
  4. 426Keli#1,383#957
  5. 368Gia#1,334#966
Fallers
  1. 1,326Djuna#738#2,064
  2. 470Djuana#756#1,226
  3. 383Shirl#714#1,097
  4. 297Beverley#955#1,252
  5. 275Dottie#912#1,187

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

boys

1,860,143 boys got a published name in 1965; 1 in 372,029 of them was named Nina, which outranked 11.2% of the 4,425 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Nina
  1. #3,537Zak6
  2. #3,537Zebedee6
  3. #3,537Zvi6
  4. #3,930Nina5
  5. #3,930Aarron5
  6. #3,930Abdel5
  7. #3,930Adelaido5

Tied with 495 names at #3,930; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. 785Trace#1,655#870
  2. 729Darran#1,729#1,000
  3. 655Daryn#1,371#716
  4. 648Darian#1,545#897
  5. 512Darryn#1,327#815
Fallers
  1. 1,557Jaimie#809#2,366
  2. 443Tammy#875#1,318
  3. 406Destry#637#1,043
  4. 318Dewitt#936#1,254
  5. 303Cassius#860#1,163

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

See the top 100 for 1965