Nina

Short form of names that end in -nina

Nina Origin and Meaning

The name Nina is a girl's name of Russian origin.

Nina is as multiethnic as you can get: Nina is a common nickname name in Spain and Russia, a Babylonian goddess of the oceans, and an Incan goddess of fire. Here and now, it's a stylish possibility that's been underused. "Weird Al" Yankovic chose this decidedly nonweird name for his daughter.

Nina has been a permanent resident on the Social Security list, mainly in the low hundreds.

In literature, Nina Zarechnaia is one of the principle characters in Chekhov's drama The Seagull, as well as appearing in Trollope's Phineas Finn and Evelyn Waugh's Vile Bodies.

More recent real-life bearers have included jazz singer Nina Simone (born Eunice) and Nina Garcia of Project Runway fame.

Natalie Portman was awarded an Oscar for her role as ballerina Nina Sayers in the 2010 Black Swan.

Nina Rank in US Top 1000

# 321 in the US

Nina Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 121 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Nina

• 321 US 2024
• 121 Nameberry 2025
• 182 Canada 2023
• 391 Future 2028
• 160 England 2024
• 100 scotland 2024
• 97 Ireland 2024
• 77 New Zealand 2022
• 32 France 2024
• 92 Germany 2017
• 16 Netherlands 2024
• 41 Italy 2023
• 47 Iceland 2014
• 20 Belgium 2024
• 17 switzerland 2024
• 63 Austria 2024
• 85 Hungary 2024
• 43 Poland 2024
• 81 Estonia 2024
• 44 slovenia 2024
• 92 Dogs 2017

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Famous People Named Nina

• Nina Spanish musical actress and singer
• Nina Bazzy Aliahmad, personality on reality TV series "All,American Muslim"
• Nina Baroness van Pallandt, Danish singer/actress
• Nina Agdal Danish model
• Nina Antonia English music critic
• Nina Arvesen American actress
• Nina Astrom Finnish singer
• Nina Auerbach American professor
• Nina Axelrod American actress
• Nina Baden Semper, English actress
• Nina Bawden English author
• Nina Blackwood American disc jockey
• Nina Burleigh American journalist
• Nina Byers American physicist
• Nina Byron American silent film actress
• Nina Carter English singer
• Nina Clifford American madam
• Nina Coltart English psychoanalyst
• Nina Conti English actress
• Nikolina "Nina Dobrev" Dobreva Bulgarian,Canadian actress
• Nina Douglas Hamilton, Duchess of Hamilton & Brandon
• Nina Easton American journalist
• Nina Elias Bamberger, American TV producer
• Nina Etkin American anthropologist and botanist
• Nina Fedoroff American biologist
• Nina Flowers (Jorge Luis Flores Sanchez) Puerto Rican Drag Queen and 1st Runner Up of RuPaul’s Drag Race Season One
• Nina Foch American actress
• Nina Garcia American fashion journalist and TV personality
• Nina Gershon American judge
• Nina Gordon American rock singer
• Nina Hartley American porn actress
• Nina Kiriki Hoffman American novelist
• Nina Kumagaya Japanese voice actor
• Nina Kuscsik American long,distance runner
• Nina Nastasia American singer,songwriter
• Nina Nesbitt Scottish singer,songwriter
• Nina Persson Swedish singer (The Cardigans)
• Nina Ricci French fashion designer
• Nina Siciliana Italian poet
• Nina Simone born Eunice Waymon, American musician and activist
• Nina Totenberg American journalist
• Nina Lauren Nenitte de la Hoya (b. 2007) daughter of former professional boxer Oscar de la Hoya
• Nina Odette Hanson (b. 2014) daughter of American musician Isaac Hanson
• Nina Danielle Sklar birth name of Jessica Seinfeld, wife of Jerry Seinfeld
• Nina Serebrova Instagram model
• Nina Hellfield American author of Poems for the Gods

The name Nina in Pop Culture

• Nina Rosario character from the Broadway musical "In The Heights"
• Nina Shoes brand of high,end shoes, mostly high heels
• Nina Sayers Natalie Portman's character in the movie "Black Swan"
• Nina a ditzy recurring character played by Mark McKinney in TV's "The Kids In The Hall"
• Nina Martin character from Nickelodeon's "House of Anubis"
• Nina Zenik character in Leigh Bardugo's "Six of Crows"
• Nina Harper character in the animated series "Braceface"
• Nina Campbell character in TV's "3rd Rock from the Sun"
• Nina Idi a main character in the middle grade sci,fi book series "Shadow Children" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
• Nina Tucker a character in the anime "Fullmetal Alchemist"
• Nina Wei main character in the 21st century parallel story in "Snow Flower and the Secret Fan" by Lisa See
• Nina Proudman 30,something obstetrician in the Australian television series "Offspring"
• Nina Carlisle FBI agent Duncan Carlisle's wife in "Hostages"
• Nina character in series "Benched"
• Nina Emily Elizabeth's good friend in the television series "Clifford's Puppy Days"
• Nina Ash minor character on TV's "Angel"
• Nina Van Horn character in TV's "Just Shoot Me!"
• Nina Sharp character in TV series "Fringe"
• Nina Banks Diane Keaton's character from the film "Father of the Bride"
• Nina Chandler Bing's co,worker on an episode of "Friends"
• Nina Yamada character in Mamotte Lollipop, an anime and manga series
• Nina one of the dragonflies from game "Spyro the Dragon"
• Nina Tucker from Australian soap "Neighbours" played by Delta Goodrem
• Nina Theroux character from TV series "Alphas"
• Nina Wrigley character from "Wherever Nina Lies" by Lynn Weingarten
• Nina Katz minor character on TV's, "Sex And The City"
• Nina Patterson a minor character on MTV's "Scream"
• Nina Gurzsky minor character in "X,Men: Apocalypse", daughter of Erik Lehnsherr (Magneto)
• Nina Devon character on TV's "Famous in Love"
• Nina Caliente character in "Sims" series
• Nina Aolani character in "Sims" series
• "Nina " song by British musician Ed Sheeran
• Nina Harmsworth main character of children's novel "The Court of the Stone Children" by Eleanor Cameron
• Nina Thumbell daughter of Thumbelina in show and series "Ever After High"
• Nina Kane character from "The Stars Never Rise" by Rachel Vincent
• Nina Riva character in novel "Malibu Rising"

International Variations of the name Nina

• Ninon French
• Ninacska Eastern European
• Niña Spanish
• Ninita Spanish
• Nenah Spanish
• Neenah Spanish
• Ninotchka Eastern European
• Ninah Spanish
• Ninácska Hungarian
• Neneh Spanish
• Niina Finnish