Ninon

A sweet and charming French nickname for Anne, à la Manon for Marie. Appearing in the French Top 400 as a standalone name since the late 1980s, it peaked in the 2000s when it reached #80 in 2006. Also the name of a light, sheer fabric, typically used for curtains, blouses, or dresses, Ninon may have come about via Annie, borrowing the ending sound and adding the -non suffix.

Notable Ninons include the 17th-century author, courtesan, and art patron Ninon de l'Enclos, actress Ninón Sevilla, polevolter Ninon Chapelle, and art historian Ninon Hesse.

Pronounced NEE-NAWN.

As of November 2026, Ninon ranked #7699 for girls in US births in 1970 SSA, peaked at #5501 for girls in 1923.