Girls' name · since 1919
Ninette
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 825 babies named Ninette, peaking in 1964. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,559 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,088 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 825
- born since 1919
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Ninette is the #15088 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 825 recorded since 1919.
Social Security Administration records show Ninette recorded 825 times among girls since 1919, holding rank #15088 nationally today, ahead of 13% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2025.
- #8,559 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #15,088 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 825 born since 1919
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ninette ranks #8,559 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #15,088 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 825 born since 1919, peaking in the 1960s.
- #8,559 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #15,088 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 825
- born since 1919
- 1960s
- peak decade
Ninette's 825 recorded births place it above 88.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ninette compares
825 Top 36% higher than 64% of 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
Ninette's all-time total is 119% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ninette | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 825 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ninette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ninette's SSA record in two at 1974 and the more recent half accounts for 36% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 64%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1953, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1964 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ninette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (1964)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Ninette by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (211 births, 26% of the file).
1960s was Ninette's strongest decade.
211 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Ninette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 211 births (26% of all-time use).
How Ninette compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ninette's total volume
Ninette by state
Where Ninette concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 37 | 4.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 28 | 3.4% |
37 of 825 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Ninette's data
- Ninette's decade-level peak was the 1960s (211 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ninettes (37 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 Ninette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1919–2025 (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 Ninette 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.