Girls' name · since 2002
Ninel
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 295 babies named Ninel, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,053 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,955 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 295
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ninel is the #15955 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 295 recorded since 2002.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ninel has been recorded 295 times among girls since 2002, currently ranked #15955 nationally and more common than 8% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #16,053 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,955 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 295 born since 2002
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ninel ranks #16,053 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,955 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 295 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,053 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,955 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 295
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ninel's 295 recorded births place it above 77.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ninel compares
295 45th 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
Ninel's all-time total is 22% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ninel | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 295 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ninel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ninel splits its recorded history at 2008: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2025 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 55 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ninel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Ninel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (249 births, 84% of the file).
2000s was Ninel's strongest decade.
249 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 84% of all-time use.
Ninel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
249 births
- 2010s 41
2010s
41 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 249 births (84% of all-time use).
Ninel by state
Where Ninel concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 76 | 25.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 51 | 17.3% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 7 | 2.4% |
76 of 295 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Ninel's data
- Ninel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (249 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ninels (76 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ninel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~23 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, 2002–2025 (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 Ninel 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.