US rank #16149 Girls' name Peak 2006 119 births

Nianna — #16149 US girls' name

119 babies named Nianna in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s642010s332020s17
#16149
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 9% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Nianna was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

11 babies were named Nianna in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nianna

The Social Security Administration has registered 119 babies named Nianna between 1998 and 2024, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nianna currently holds the #16149 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nianna performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nianna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nianna in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 119 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nianna at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

119

Since 1998

27 years of records

Peak year

2006

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#16,149

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1998

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nianna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1998

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
11
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4681012 2024201820132008200520011998 5

Nianna by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
64 births that decade — 54% of Nianna's all-time total
1990s52000s642010s332020s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nianna?
119 babies have been named Nianna since 1998. It currently ranks #16149 among girls. The peak year was 2006 with 11 births.
When was Nianna most popular?
Nianna was most popular in the 2000s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Nianna been used?
Nianna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 27 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nianna?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nia, Niah, Niamh, Niara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1998–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.