Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Nina

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Nina
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1980

Peak rank proxy

1,889

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen X

1880Peak 19802024

Peak year

1980

Decline from peak

49.4%

2024

955

All-time

132,820

Nina has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1980, when 1,889 girls were named Nina.

In 2024, only 955 girls were given the name.

Down 49.4% from its peak.

All told, about 132,820 Americans have been named Nina and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen X

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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