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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201969peak #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.

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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 1969

  • 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 · 18 births · 1 in 1,351 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: #447 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,793 girlsMNIllinois: #261 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 1,541 girlsILWisconsin: #404 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,067 girlsWIMichigan: #339 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,473 girlsMINew York: #277 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 1,527 girlsNYMassachusetts: #263 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,921 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedRIOregon: #349 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,298 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: #350 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,557 girlsINOhio: #318 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,278 girlsOHPennsylvania: #314 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 2,093 girlsPANew Jersey: #341 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 2,254 girlsNJConnecticut: #316 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,097 girlsCTCalifornia: #269 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 1,427 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedNEMissouri: #292 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,905 girlsMOKentucky: #334 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,468 girlsKYWest Virginia: #289 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,979 girlsWVVirginia: #248 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,391 girlsVAMaryland: #251 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,474 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedDEArizona: #322 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,679 girlsAZNew Mexico: #268 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,150 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedKSArkansas: #236 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,229 girlsARTennessee: #232 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,321 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #285 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,897 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #370 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,523 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #197 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 850 girlsDCOklahoma: #277 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,514 girlsOKLouisiana: #293 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,540 girlsLAMississippi: #260 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,432 girlsMSAlabama: #529 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,359 girlsALGeorgia: #292 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,735 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedHITexas: #406 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 2,394 girlsTXFlorida: #290 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,530 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#197 · 1 in 850
  2. Tennessee#232 · 1 in 1,321
  3. Arkansas#236 · 1 in 1,229
  4. Virginia#248 · 1 in 1,391
  5. Maryland#251 · 1 in 1,474

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#197121 in 850
Tennessee#232231 in 1,321
Arkansas#236111 in 1,229
Virginia#248241 in 1,391
Maryland#251171 in 1,474
Mississippi#260131 in 1,432
Illinois#261551 in 1,541
Washington#261181 in 1,351
Massachusetts#263221 in 1,921
New Mexico#26871 in 1,150
California#2691121 in 1,427
New York#277911 in 1,527
Oklahoma#277111 in 1,514
North Carolina#285211 in 1,897
West Virginia#28961 in 1,979
Florida#290291 in 1,530
Georgia#292221 in 1,735
Missouri#292181 in 1,905
Louisiana#293201 in 1,540
Pennsylvania#314401 in 2,093
Connecticut#316101 in 2,097
Ohio#318371 in 2,278
Arizona#32281 in 1,679
Kentucky#334101 in 2,468
Michigan#339291 in 2,473
New Jersey#341221 in 2,254
Oregon#34961 in 2,298
Indiana#350161 in 2,557
South Carolina#37081 in 2,523
Wisconsin#40481 in 4,067
Texas#406421 in 2,394
Minnesota#44761 in 4,793
Alabama#52961 in 4,359
Alaska
Colorado
Delaware
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
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 1969

girls
#315
813 births · 1 in 2,075 girls
boys
#2,861
10 births · 1 in 178,817 boys

Top girls' names in 1969

  1. #1Lisa45,028
  2. #2Michelle34,319
  3. #3Jennifer33,705
  4. #4Kimberly33,077
  5. #5Melissa23,018
  6. #6Amy21,464
  7. #7Angela21,060
  8. #8Mary19,850
  9. #9Tammy19,053
  10. #10Laura17,922
  11. #315Nina813

Top boys' names in 1969

  1. #1Michael85,162
  2. #2David63,672
  3. #3James59,886
  4. #4John58,732
  5. #5Robert58,300
  6. #6William37,607
  7. #7Christopher35,672
  8. #8Mark33,388
  9. #9Brian31,669
  10. #10Richard31,085
  11. #2,861Nina10
More about 1969

girls

1,687,016 girls got a published name in 1969; 1 in 2,075 of them was named Nina, which outranked 96.4% of the 8,708 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Nina
  1. #312Billie822
  2. #313Christi816
  3. #314Nichole815
  4. #315Nina813
  5. #315Tammi813
  6. #317Lynne811
  7. #318Sue810
  8. #318Vivian810

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1968
Risers
  1. 1,462Shani#2,126#664
  2. 1,203Julissa#2,164#961
  3. 1,133Chelsea#1,834#701
  4. 667Latasha#1,519#852
  5. 549Britt#1,519#970
Fallers
  1. 455Tamiko#552#1,007
  2. 345Alesia#697#1,042
  3. 324Vickey#966#1,290
  4. 308Bettina#746#1,054
  5. 293Cammie#846#1,139

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

boys

1,788,174 boys got a published name in 1969; 1 in 178,817 of them was named Nina, which outranked 43.3% of the 5,043 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 27.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Nina
  1. #2,682Wray11
  2. #2,682Yolanda11
  3. #2,682Zev11
  4. #2,861Nina10
  5. #2,861Ace10
  6. #2,861Adams10
  7. #2,861Adelbert10
  8. #3,062Acie9
  9. #3,062Aden9
  10. #3,062Adolf9

Tied with 200 names at #2,861; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1968
Risers
  1. 1,735Dedric#2,735#1,000
  2. 780Jameson#1,731#951
  3. 589Torrey#1,393#804
  4. 549Jamison#1,258#709
  5. 534Jemal#1,083#549
Fallers
  1. 449Artis#877#1,326
  2. 410Kennedy#986#1,396
  3. 408Alfie#968#1,376
  4. 360Micky#861#1,221
  5. 356Montgomery#946#1,302

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

See the top 100 for 1969