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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201973peak #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 1973

  • 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: #234 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,252 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: #244 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,518 girlsMNIllinois: #214 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 1,151 girlsILWisconsin: #321 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,688 girlsWIMichigan: #293 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,840 girlsMINew York: #269 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 1,498 girlsNYMassachusetts: #304 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,114 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedRIOregon: #279 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,540 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: #381 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,954 girlsINOhio: #332 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,342 girlsOHPennsylvania: #258 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,535 girlsPANew Jersey: #204 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,091 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #290 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 1,503 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedUTColorado: #312 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,739 girlsCONebraska: #291 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,805 girlsNEMissouri: #260 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,535 girlsMOKentucky: #318 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,108 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedWVVirginia: #240 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,337 girlsVAMaryland: #271 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,567 girlsMDDelaware: #118 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 450 girlsDEArizona: #368 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,848 girlsAZNew Mexico: #224 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 931 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedKSArkansas: #251 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,246 girlsARTennessee: #333 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,111 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #311 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,937 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Nina, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #117 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 426 girlsDCOklahoma: #436 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,076 girlsOKLouisiana: #287 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,427 girlsLAMississippi: #351 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,051 girlsMSAlabama: #364 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,297 girlsALGeorgia: #434 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,097 girlsGAHawaii: #196 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 648 girlsHITexas: #444 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 2,621 girlsTXFlorida: #339 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,952 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. District of Columbia#117 · 1 in 426
  2. Delaware#118 · 1 in 450
  3. Hawaii#196 · 1 in 648
  4. New Jersey#204 · 1 in 1,091
  5. Illinois#214 · 1 in 1,151

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
District of Columbia#117151 in 426
Delaware#11861 in 450
Hawaii#19671 in 648
New Jersey#204351 in 1,091
Illinois#214611 in 1,151
New Mexico#22481 in 931
Washington#234151 in 1,252
Virginia#240211 in 1,337
Minnesota#244151 in 1,518
Arkansas#251101 in 1,246
Pennsylvania#258441 in 1,535
Missouri#260191 in 1,535
New York#269691 in 1,498
Maryland#271121 in 1,567
Oregon#27981 in 1,540
Louisiana#287181 in 1,427
California#290871 in 1,503
Nebraska#29151 in 1,805
Michigan#293321 in 1,840
Massachusetts#304151 in 2,114
North Carolina#311181 in 1,937
Colorado#31291 in 1,739
Kentucky#318111 in 2,108
Wisconsin#321101 in 2,688
Ohio#332301 in 2,342
Tennessee#333131 in 2,111
Florida#339221 in 1,952
Mississippi#35181 in 2,051
Alabama#364101 in 2,297
Arizona#36881 in 1,848
Indiana#381121 in 2,954
Georgia#434111 in 3,097
Oklahoma#43651 in 3,076
Texas#444361 in 2,621
Alaska
Connecticut
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
West Virginia
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 1973

girls
#314
741 births · 1 in 1,968 girls
boys
#5,101
5 births · 1 in 311,715 boys

Top girls' names in 1973

  1. #1Jennifer62,448
  2. #2Amy26,962
  3. #3Michelle26,935
  4. #4Kimberly23,531
  5. #5Lisa22,677
  6. #6Melissa22,479
  7. #7Angela20,898
  8. #8Heather19,347
  9. #9Stephanie17,263
  10. #10Rebecca14,868
  11. #314Nina741

Top boys' names in 1973

  1. #1Michael67,797
  2. #2Christopher48,313
  3. #3Jason46,683
  4. #4James42,836
  5. #5David41,082
  6. #6John39,165
  7. #7Robert38,698
  8. #8Brian35,686
  9. #9William28,018
  10. #10Matthew24,531
  11. #5,101Nina5
More about 1973

girls

1,458,209 girls got a published name in 1973; 1 in 1,968 of them was named Nina, which outranked 96.8% of the 9,810 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Nina
  1. #311Candy748
  2. #312Esther746
  3. #312Gail746
  4. #314Nina741
  5. #315Lorraine733
  6. #315Lynette733
  7. #317Lora726
Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. 4,091Cicely#4,793#702
  2. 2,295Aubrey#3,177#882
  3. 1,847Nyree#2,680#833
  4. 1,533Danyell#2,523#990
  5. 1,496Vonetta#2,311#815
Fallers
  1. 1,814Camisha#815#2,629
  2. 470Andra#904#1,374
  3. 416Cherilyn#823#1,239
  4. 284Keena#848#1,132
  5. 281Nicolle#734#1,015

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

boys

1,558,576 boys got a published name in 1973; 1 in 311,715 of them was named Nina, which outranked 13.2% of the 5,877 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. #4,505Zedrick6
  2. #4,505Zef6
  3. #4,505Zoe6
  4. #5,101Nina5
  5. #5,101Abdalla5
  6. #5,101Abiel5
  7. #5,101Abrahm5

Tied with 776 names at #5,101; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1972
Risers
  1. 2,348Vashon#3,152#804
  2. 1,405Jory#2,158#753
  3. 348Pernell#1,262#914
  4. 345Enoch#1,307#962
  5. 273Tarik#1,177#904
Fallers
  1. 669Jabbar#917#1,586
  2. 361Wes#993#1,354
  3. 326Paris#797#1,123
  4. 284Christophe#984#1,268
  5. 272Bennett#851#1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1973