How Many People Are Named Ninnie?
An estimated 3 people in the United States have the first name Ninnie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 118 years old, and Ninnie peaked in popularity in 1890 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ninnie 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 Ninnie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 118, Ninnie is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1918.
- Ninnie is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
3
About 1 in 114,251,446 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
118
years old
Peak Year
1890
10 births
Total Registered
136
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ninnie
Ninnie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 136 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Ninnie as a female name
Ranked #4,688 in 1936
5 female births in 1936
Peak: 1890 (10 births)
Ninnie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ninnie span from the 1880s to the 1930s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1890s, when 46 babies were registered. While Ninnie is less common than at its peak in the 1890s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ninnie by Decade
How has Ninnie 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.
Ninnie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ninnie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ninnie
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Ninnie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ninnie?
We estimate approximately 3 people named Ninnie 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 114,251,446 Americans share this first name.
Is Ninnie a common name?
Ninnie is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 4.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 136 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ninnie most popular?
Ninnie reached peak popularity in 1890, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ninnie is approximately 118 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ninnie a female name?
Ninnie is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ninnie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ninnie Smith, Ninnie Johnson, Ninnie 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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