Nina

“Short form of Anna/Jeanne pet names; also Russian Nina, from Georgian Nino” — Multiple (Italian/French/Russian) origin

Girl's name · #324 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Few names move less than Nina — on the books since 1880, #324 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 134,000 girls share it. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: #4 in Slovakia (2025) · #11 in Netherlands (2025) · #17 in Switzerland (2024) · #25 in Belgium (2025) · #32 in Czechia (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 39 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Ninas

Nina Simone — American singer, songwriter and pianist and civil rights activist (1933–2003)
Nina Badrić — Croatian singer
Nina Hagen — German singer, songwriter, and actress
Nina Hoss — German actress
Nina Zilli — Italian singer and songwriter

In stories & tradition

Nina Williams — Tekken · Tekken 2
Nina Myers — 24
Nina Mazursky — Creature Commandos · Creature Commandos, season 1

What Ninas become

Among 4,369 notable people named Nina:

Medical professionals appear 1.78× more often than among typical names — e.g. Nina Starr Braunwald, American thoracic surgeon and medical researcher.

Similar names: Ana · Annie · Nyla · Lina · Alma · Rosa

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