Recorded 1992–2023 Girls' name Peak 2006 217 births

Ninah — girls' name

217 babies named Ninah in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s402000s1072010s652020s5
2000s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Ninah was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

17 babies were named Ninah in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ninah

The Social Security Administration has registered 217 babies named Ninah between 1992 and 2023, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ninah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ninah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 107 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ninah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ninah 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 217 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.

Ninah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

217

Since 1992

32 years of records

Peak year

2006

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1992

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2023

Ninah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1992

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2006)
17
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
05101520 202320162011200820052002199819941992 5

Ninah by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
107 births that decade — 49% of Ninah's all-time total
1990s402000s1072010s652020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ninah?
217 babies have been named Ninah since 1992. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2006 with 17 births.
When was Ninah most popular?
Ninah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 107 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Ninah been used?
Ninah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 32 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Ninah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nina, Ninfa, Ninette, Ninel, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1992–2023 (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.