Girl · Russian pet form; partly Spanish
Nina
Say it: NEE-nuh
Meaning
Originally a Russian pet form of names like Antonina and Anna; also linked to Spanish niña 'little girl'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Used across Europe in the 1800s and steady in the US since the 1880s.
Its wave through time
Timeless: in steady use for over a century
In the United States
- 129,114 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1899, about 1 in 597 girls
- 933 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Neena
| Russian | Nina |
|---|---|
| Italian | Nina |
Famous bearers
- Nina Simone, American singer
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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