Nina Girl

How popular is Nina?

#324 girl name in 2025

946 baby girls were named Nina in the US in 2025, making it the 324th most popular girl name.

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89,773living people named Nina (est.)
40median age of people named Nina
134,038babies named Nina since 1880
1 in 3,505US babies born in 2025

Nina popularity over time

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Boys Girls

Rank in 2025#324 for girls (▼ 3 from 2024)
Babies in 2025946 girls
10-year trendSteady (-12% babies vs 2015)
Earlier ranks#299 in 2015, #327 in 2020
Peak year1980 (1,889 girls)
Highest rank#114 in 1887
First recorded1880
Boys vs girls (last 10 years)0% boys, 100% girls
Chance a classmate shares it0.7% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025

Where Nina is most popular

Babies named Nina per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.

  1. District of Columbia: 4.3 per 1,000 (51 girls)
  2. Massachusetts: 1.5 per 1,000 (177 girls)
  3. Connecticut: 1.4 per 1,000 (82 girls)
  4. New Jersey: 1.3 per 1,000 (242 girls)
  5. New York: 1.3 per 1,000 (513 girls)

Nina by decade

DecadeBaby girlsBest rank
1880s2,093#114
1890s3,381#125
1900s3,743#145
1910s8,680#160
1920s11,329#179
1930s9,663#177
1940s9,509#196
1950s12,798#206
1960s10,890#248
1970s7,275#284
1980s13,641#148
1990s11,548#219
2000s12,884#219
2010s10,554#284
2020s5,800#312

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Questions

Is Nina a boy or girl name?
Nina is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Nina were girls.
How popular is the name Nina?
946 baby girls were named Nina in the US in 2025, making it the 324th most popular girl name.
When was Nina most popular?
Nina peaked in 1980, when 1,889 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #114 in 1887.
How many people are named Nina?
134,038 babies have been named Nina in the US since 1880. We estimate about 89,773 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 40.
Where is Nina most popular?
From 2021 to 2025, Nina was most common in District of Columbia, at 4.3 of every 1,000 girls born there.

Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.