Nina
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Nina is Spanish for “girl.” Nina began as a short form of Antonina or a nickname for Ann, and some give it the Hebrew meaning “grace of God.” Nina is ancient: it was the Babylonian goddess of the seas and an Incan ruler of fire. Singer and activist Nina Simone is a famous bearer.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Badass Baby Names
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Usage of Nina in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Nina against each list of names.
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Albanian
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Arabic
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Armenian
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Bengali
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Bulgarian
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Catalan
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Chinese
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Cornish
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Croatian
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Czech
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Danish
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Dothraki
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Dutch
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English
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Estonian
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Filipino
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Finnish
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French
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Georgian
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German
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Greek
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Hawaiian
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Hebrew
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Hindi
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Hungarian
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Icelandic
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Indonesian
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Irish
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Italian
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Japanese
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Khmer
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Klingon
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Korean
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Latin
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Macedonian
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Norwegian
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Persian
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Polish
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Portuguese
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Romanian
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Russian
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Scottish
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Serbian
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Spanish
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Swahili
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Swedish
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Telugu
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Vietnamese
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Yiddish
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Nina is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Nina in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 946 girls were named Nina, making it the #324 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 133,788 girls have been named Nina, with the most (1,889) in 1980. It is most common, relative to births, in Washington, D.C., Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Nina in other languages
- Mina Dutch, Italian, Turkish
- Nia Georgian, Swahili, Welsh
- Нина Bulgarian, Russian
- Anniina Finnish
- Nena Dutch
- Niina Finnish
- Ninfa Italian
- Nini Norwegian
- Ninna Icelandic
- Ніна Ukrainian
Nina name days
- October 24 Czech Republic
- January 14 France
- April 4 Norway
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Nina
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Nina, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Nina | 1995 | Western Pacific | 83 km/h |
| Cyclone Nina (Category 2) | 1993 | South Pacific | 157 km/h |
| Tropical storm Nina | 1992 | Western Pacific | 83 km/h |
| Typhoon Nina (Category 5) | 1987 | Western Pacific | 269 km/h |
| Tropical storm Nina | 1984 | Western Pacific | 102 km/h |
| Tropical storm Nina | 1981 | Western Pacific | 74 km/h |
| Tropical storm Nina | 1978 | Western Pacific | 111 km/h |
| Typhoon Nina (Category 4) | 1975 | Western Pacific | 250 km/h |
| Tropical storm Nina | 1972 | Western Pacific | 83 km/h |
| Typhoon Nina (Category 1) | 1968 | Western Pacific | 130 km/h |
…and 6 earlier storms.
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Nina
There are 58 towns and villages with Nina in their name, in 24 countries.
🇨🇺 Cuba 9🇲🇽 Mexico 8🇧🇷 Brazil 4🇺🇸 United States 4🇨🇳 China 3🇵🇪 Peru 3🇵🇾 Paraguay 3🇦🇷 Argentina 2
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Nina Rodrigues | Maranhão, 🇧🇷 Brazil | 14,176 | Map |
| Nina | Tartu, 🇪🇪 Estonia | 130 | Map |
| La Niña | Chihuahua, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 4 | Map |
| Dema Nina | Eastern Province, 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | – | Map |
| La Niña | Santa Cruz Department, 🇧🇴 Bolivia | – | Map |
| La Niña | Valle del Cauca Department, 🇨🇴 Colombia | – | Map |
| La Niña | Matanzas Province, 🇨🇺 Cuba | – | Map |
| La Niña | Pinar del Río, 🇨🇺 Cuba | – | Map |
| La Niña | Holguín Province, 🇨🇺 Cuba | – | Map |
| La Niña | Chihuahua, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Nina
There are 13 lakes and reservoirs with Nina in their name, in 4 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 7🇺🇸 United States 4🇨🇺 Cuba 1🇵🇪 Peru 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Lac Nina | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Nina Lake | Alberta, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Nina Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Nina Lake | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Nina Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Nina Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Nina Lake | Ohio, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Nina Pond | Arizona, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Nina Reservoir | Wyoming, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Embalse Niña Bonita | Artemisa, 🇨🇺 Cuba | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Nina songs
69 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Nina in their title. The best known:
- Nina, Pretty Ballerina – Björn Ulvaeus (1973)
- Tre giorni son che Nina – Vincenzo Ciampi
- Lady Nina – Marillion (1986)
- Nina
- Nina (Maaya Sakamoto song) – Maaya Sakamoto
- Nina Bobo
- Lu minaturi / Nina e lu capurale – Domenico Modugno (1954)
- Nina (1979)
- Nina Never Knew – Louis Alter (1952)
- Nina bonica
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Nina
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Nina.
Nina Agdal
Nina Badrić
Nina Bratchikova
Nina Companeez
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Fictional characters named Nina
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Nina as a pet name
FurryName has found 2,063 dogs named Nina in public pet registers, making it the #99 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Villavicencio (41), Miranda (34), Fusagasugá (14). Nina as a dog name →
FurryName has found 1,048 cats named Nina in public pet registers, making it the #37 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Villavicencio (34), Fusagasugá (14), Miranda (14). Nina as a cat name →
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