Female name
Nina
7,603 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2019. Expression number: 2.
Origin
Borrowed into English in the nineteenth century, apparently from several sources. Many borrowings are of Russian Ни́на (Nína), the name of a Georgian saint in the fourth century, also known as Nino, of obscure origin and meaning, possibly connected with the Assyrian king Ninus. Others are of an Italian short form of diminutives like Annina from Anna and Giovannina from Giovanna. Phonologically or orthographically similar names are present in several languages, including Afrikaans, Hindi, Italian, Persian, Romanian, Russian, Spanish and some Native American languages. In many of those, it is a nickname for names ending in -ina or -nina. (hidden message in crossword): After Nina Hirschfeld, the daughter of the American caricaturist Al Hirschfeld; her name was often concealed in his drawings.From Wiktionary, entry “Nina”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Do you know a Nina?
Send them the page about their name.
How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2019: 360 births. 7,603 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It is still given: 1,633 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 1980: 1,896 births. 134,038 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given steadily, decade after decade, from the 1910s to the 2020s. It is still given: 4,856 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2020: 63 births. 1,137 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 86th among girls' names in 2020. It really came into use around 2006. It is still given: 261 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 50,630 | 1900–2025 | 23rd in 2021 |
| Austria | 13,839 | 1984–2025 | 11th in 1999 |
| Switzerland | 13,009* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Argentina | 7,250 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Belgium | 1,871 | 2014–2023 | — |
| Quebec | 828 | 1980–2025 | — |
| Berlin | 635 | 2012–2023 | 74th in 2014 |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown); Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
2
cooperation, sensitivity, connection
5 + 9 + 5 + 1 = 20 → 2
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
9 + 1 = 10 → 1
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
1
initiative, independence, beginnings
5 + 5 = 10 → 1
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 5 · freedom, change, movement
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.