Nina

“diminutive of Anne, grace”probable meaning

Girl’s name, of Hebrew and Slavic origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Nina

Nina is thought to mean “diminutive of Anne, grace” and is of Hebrew and Slavic origin.

Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.

It peaked in 2021.
Over recent years, Nina has been stable (−1.4% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Nina every 2.2 schools, all spellings combined.

Nina ranks 71^st in Northern Ireland, 81^st in Scotland and 103^rd in Ireland, against 34^th in France.

Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
71^st girls’ name86 babies in 3 years1 girl in 262+11.4% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
81^st girls’ name155 babies in 3 years1 girl in 351+5% a year
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
122^nd girls’ name98 babies in 3 years1 girl in 428−4.6% a year
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
103^rd girls’ name140 babies in 3 years1 girl in 463+0.2% a year
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
184^th girls’ name54 babies in 3 years1 girl in 735
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
153^rd girls’ name199 babies in 3 years1 girl in 776+5.3% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
160^th girls’ name950 babies in 3 years1 girl in 808−0.4% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
326^th girls’ name2,826 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,710−0.4% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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