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Nina

Pronounced N IY1 N AH0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1980
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Nina?

Nina is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 133,120 children — the 307th most common girls' name on record.

Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1980, when 1,889 children were given it.

05001,0001,5002,00018901920195019802010
1980Girls: 1,889Boys: 7

Characteristics

  • Alliterative
  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
N IY1 N AH0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Nina

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Nina

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Nina?
Nina ranks 307th among girls' names in US records, with 133,120 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 10,029.
Is Nina a unisex name?
No. Nina is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Nina most popular?
1980, when 1,889 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.