Nina

Nina: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “little girl”
Origin: Spanish
Say it: NEE-nuh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Used independently in several traditions. In Spanish it means 'little girl'; it is also a common short form of names such as Antonina, Giannina, or Nina in Slavic and other languages.

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How popular is Nina?

2024287 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Nina in 2024955

2024 rank#321 girls

Peak year1899

Total US babies since 1880133,070

Nina has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Nina

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Nina questions

What does the name Nina mean?

Nina means "little girl". It comes from Spanish. Used independently in several traditions. In Spanish it means 'little girl'; it is also a common short form of names such as Antonina, Giannina, or Nina in Slavic and other languages.

Is Nina a boy or girl name?

Nina is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Nina?

955 US babies were named Nina in 2024. Its peak year was 1899.

How do you pronounce Nina?

Nina is usually pronounced NEE-nuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.