Nina

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Nina is a feminine given name with various origins and alternate spellings accordingly. Nina may also serve as a short form of names ending in "-nina/-ina", such as Clementina, Christina, or Giannina.

From Wikipedia

Nina first appears in the data in 2014 and has been recorded in 8 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2023 with 86 babies (rank #100 that year). In 2025 it was given to 80 girls (rank #100). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Nina

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Nina yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

2Destiny numberThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

336

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood: Nina Tucker — the tragic little girl

Famous people named Nina

Nina Badrićrecording artist · b. 1972
Nina Hagenrecording artist · b. 1955
Nina Hossfilm actor · b. 1975
Nina Hartleysex educator · b. 1959
Nina Sublatimodel · b. 1995

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2014	4	#396
2015	7	#249
2016	7	#249
2017	7	#215
2019	76	#116
2023	86	#100
2024	69	#107
2025	80	#100