Girls' name · peaked in 1887
Nina name popularity since 1925
110,136 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Nina. Half of them were born in 1979 or earlier, so the typical Nina is about 47 years old in 2026. Nina peaked in 1887 as the #115 name for girls, and it ranked #324 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 110,136
- Named Nina, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1887
- #115 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #324
- for girls in 2025 (946 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% girls
- 109,918 girls · 218 boys
- Most popular in
- District of Columbia
- 1.84× its national share
Peak year is the year Nina made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Nina births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1980. Measured as a share of all babies, Nina peaked earlier, in 1887.
- Fastest rise: Between 1976 and 1981, Nina became 2.6× more common, from 1 in 2,580 baby girls to 1 in 981.
- Steepest fall: Between 1980 and 1985, its share of baby girls fell by 39%, from 1 in 879 to 1 in 1,430.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Nina's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Nina.
Decade by decade
Babies named Nina in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 5,356 | 17 | – |
| 1930s | 9,663 | 39 | #184 |
| 1940s | 9,509 | 11 | #217 |
| 1950s | 12,798 | 15 | #220 |
| 1960s | 10,890 | 34 | #265 |
| 1970s | 7,275 | 11 | #312 |
| 1980s | 13,641 | 72 | #214 |
| 1990s | 11,548 | 19 | #280 |
| 2000s | 12,884 | 0 | #252 |
| 2010s | 10,554 | 0 | #299 |
| 2020–25 | 5,800 | 0 | #324 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
20.9% of babies named Nina from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Nina is most popular
The index compares Nina's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Nina.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 1.84× | 915 |
| West Virginia | 1.46× | 1,391 |
| Arkansas | 1.44× | 1,596 |
| New York | 1.40× | 11,481 |
| New Jersey | 1.37× | 4,065 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Nina's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Nina.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Nina (1887).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data