Nina is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Nina means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Nina across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Nina has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Nina is a girl name of Spanish origin meaning “little girl”. also a Russian short form of names like Antonina.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 134,038 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 7,243 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 1,280 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 328 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 1,137 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 573 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Nina per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1980 (1,896/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2019 (360/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2020 (63/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2025 (62/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2024 (33/yr).
Nina has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1980, when it ranked #294 nationally (given to 1,925 babies that year).
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