How Many People Are Named Nina?
An estimated 82,783 people in the United States have the first name Nina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Nina peaked in popularity in 1980 with 1,896 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nina as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nina paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Nina is overwhelmingly female, 250 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
82,783
About 1 in 4,140 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1980
1,896 births
Total Registered
133,070
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nina
Nina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 133,070 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Nina as a male name
Ranked #8,571 in 1995
6 male births in 1995
Peak: 1969 (10 births)
Nina as a female name
Ranked #321 in 2024
955 female births in 2024
Peak: 1980 (1,889 births)
Nina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nina span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 13,709 babies were registered. While Nina is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nina by Decade
How has Nina tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2,098 | 5 | 2,093 | |
| 1890s | 3,386 | 5 | 3,381 | |
| 1900s | 3,743 | 0 | 3,743 | |
| 1910s | 8,697 | 17 | 8,680 | |
| 1920s | 11,351 | 22 | 11,329 | |
| 1930s | 9,702 | 39 | 9,663 | |
| 1940s | 9,520 | 11 | 9,509 | |
| 1950s | 12,813 | 15 | 12,798 | |
| 1960s | 10,925 | 34 | 10,891 | |
| 1970s | 7,288 | 11 | 7,277 | |
| 1980s | 13,709 | 72 | 13,637 | |
| 1990s | 11,565 | 19 | 11,546 | |
| 2000s | 12,882 | 0 | 12,882 | |
| 2010s | 10,545 | 0 | 10,545 | |
| 2020s | 4,846 | 0 | 4,846 | |
Nina by State
Birth registrations for Nina span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska. On average, about 2,356 Ninas were registered per state.
Nina + Last Name Combinations
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Nina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nina?
We estimate approximately 82,783 people named Nina are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,140 Americans share this first name.
Is Nina a common name?
Nina is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 133,070 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nina most popular?
Nina reached peak popularity in 1980, when 1,896 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nina is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nina a female name?
Nina is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nina Smith, Nina Johnson, Nina Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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