Is Nina a boy or girl name?
Nina is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 955 girls and 0 boys were named Nina, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 133,070 US babies named Nina were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #321
- Babies named Nina since 1880
- 133,070
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 1,896 babies
Boys and girls named Nina, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 2,093 | 99.8% |
| 1890s | 5 | 3,381 | 99.9% |
| 1900s | 0 | 3,743 | 100% |
| 1910s | 17 | 8,680 | 99.8% |
| 1920s | 22 | 11,329 | 99.8% |
| 1930s | 39 | 9,663 | 99.6% |
| 1940s | 11 | 9,509 | 99.9% |
| 1950s | 15 | 12,798 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 34 | 10,891 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 11 | 7,277 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 72 | 13,637 | 99.5% |
| 1990s | 19 | 11,546 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 0 | 12,882 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 10,545 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 4,846 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 955 | #321 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 919 | #338 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,025 | #312 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,003 | #324 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 944 | #327 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,005 | #319 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,028 | #319 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,019 | #322 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,047 | #309 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,079 | #300 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,108 | #295 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,114 | #285 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,092 | #290 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 1,051 | #304 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 1,002 | #318 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,149 | #289 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 1,228 | #277 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,270 | #268 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,212 | #276 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,287 | #252 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 1,326 | #243 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,356 | #240 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 1,320 | #243 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 1,306 | #243 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 1,428 | #219 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 1,437 | #219 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 1,348 | #231 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 1,283 | #234 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 1,157 | #243 |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,571 | 989 | #279 |
| 1994 | 5 | #9,832 | 1,062 | #265 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 1,016 | #272 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 1,051 | #269 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 1,101 | #254 |
| 1990 | 8 | #6,247 | 1,102 | #260 |
| 1989 | 10 | #5,072 | 1,172 | #234 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,576 | 1,227 | #212 |
| 1987 | 8 | #5,306 | 1,265 | #209 |
| 1986 | 10 | #4,375 | 1,073 | #243 |
| 1985 | 6 | #6,291 | 1,199 | #215 |
| 1984 | 10 | #4,126 | 1,342 | #200 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 1,342 | #198 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,438 | 1,427 | #194 |
| 1981 | 6 | #6,022 | 1,701 | #166 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,336 | 1,889 | #148 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 857 | #284 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 565 | #375 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 625 | #354 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 567 | #368 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 726 | #312 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 732 | #313 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,644 | 741 | #314 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,804 | 799 | #306 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 839 | #316 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 826 | #325 |
| 1969 | 10 | #3,003 | 813 | #315 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 805 | #310 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 978 | #269 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 1,064 | #259 |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,278 | 1,059 | #265 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 1,143 | #266 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 1,273 | #249 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,467 | 1,278 | #248 |
| 1961 | 7 | #3,572 | 1,242 | #251 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,558 | 1,236 | #248 |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,398 | 1,339 | #236 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 1,194 | #251 |
| 1957 | 5 | #4,381 | 1,320 | #232 |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,311 | 1,326 | #228 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 1,351 | #220 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 1,489 | #206 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 1,377 | #215 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 1,356 | #210 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 1,035 | #241 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 1,011 | #238 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 943 | #243 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 1,022 | #234 |
| 1947 | 5 | #4,107 | 999 | #235 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 1,013 | #226 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 882 | #217 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 1,007 | #201 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 939 | #214 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 915 | #217 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,396 | 878 | #205 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 911 | #196 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 917 | #194 |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,885 | 972 | #192 |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,880 | 901 | #196 |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,916 | 937 | #194 |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,657 | 966 | #184 |
| 1934 | 5 | #4,051 | 1,027 | #178 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 976 | #177 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 974 | #187 |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,161 | 997 | #182 |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,387 | 996 | #193 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 968 | #197 |
| 1928 | 7 | #3,604 | 1,023 | #197 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 1,057 | #195 |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,637 | 1,111 | #187 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,709 | 1,197 | #184 |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,775 | 1,212 | #186 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 1,192 | #182 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 1,131 | #188 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 1,212 | #181 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 1,226 | #179 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 1,124 | #178 |
| 1918 | 6 | #4,038 | 1,165 | #176 |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,851 | 1,154 | #174 |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,322 | 1,130 | #170 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 1,085 | #171 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 828 | #171 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 668 | #174 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 582 | #170 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 466 | #165 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 478 | #160 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 434 | #159 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 449 | #151 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 433 | #152 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 340 | #164 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 354 | #159 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 348 | #156 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 345 | #153 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 369 | #145 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 295 | #160 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 376 | #155 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 390 | #125 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 383 | #134 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 336 | #142 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 320 | #148 |
| 1895 | 5 | #1,203 | 348 | #133 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 347 | #127 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 330 | #128 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 340 | #127 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 273 | #131 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 314 | #126 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 315 | #121 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 304 | #120 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 266 | #115 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 238 | #119 |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,048 | 193 | #130 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 187 | #131 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 177 | #120 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 171 | #120 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 123 | #129 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 119 | #135 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nina reached #1,048 in 1885. As a girl name, it reached #115 in 1887. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nina
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.