Girls' name · since 1998
Nianna
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 128 babies named Nianna, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #24,430 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,486 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 128
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
128 babies have been named Nianna since 1998, making it today's #10486 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Nianna recorded 128 times among girls since 1998, holding rank #10486 nationally today, ahead of 39% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #24,430 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,486 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 128 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nianna ranks #24,430 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,486 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 128 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #24,430 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,486 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 128
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nianna's 128 recorded births place it above 66.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Nianna compares
128 29th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nianna's all-time total is 66% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nianna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 128 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nianna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nianna splits its recorded history at 2009: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nianna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Nianna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (64 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Nianna's strongest decade.
64 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Nianna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
64 births
- 2010s
2010s
33 births
- 2020s
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 64 births (50% of all-time use).
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- Nianna's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (64 total births) through the 2020s (26) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nianna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nianna draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.