Recorded 1910–2023 Girls' name Peak 1928 2,459 births

Ninfa — girls' name

2,459 babies named Ninfa in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1940s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Ninfa was born in this single decade.

1928
Single peak year

54 babies were named Ninfa in 1928 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ninfa

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,459 babies named Ninfa between 1910 and 2023, spanning 114 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ninfa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1928, when 54 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ninfa performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 390 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Ninfa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,569 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Ninfa in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ninfa 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 2,459 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.

Ninfa at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

2,459

Since 1910

114 years of records

Peak year

1928

54 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1910

Recorded for 114 years

Last year on file: 2023

Ninfa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1910

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1928)
54
Annual births at peak — across 114 years of records
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Ninfa by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
390 births that decade — 16% of Ninfa's all-time total
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Ninfa by state

Where Ninfa concentrates geographically — total births since 1910

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Ninfa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,569 63.8%
#2 California
103 4.2%
#3 New York
47 1.9%
#4 New Mexico
10 0.4%
Texas share of Ninfa's total US births 63.8%
Even split

1,569 of 2,459 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ninfa?
2,459 babies have been named Ninfa since 1910. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1928 with 54 births.
When was Ninfa most popular?
Ninfa was most popular in the 1940s decade with 390 total births. The single peak year was 1928.
Where is Ninfa most popular?
The top states for the name Ninfa are Texas (1,569 births), California (103 births), New York (47 births).
How long has the name Ninfa been used?
Ninfa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1910, spanning 114 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Ninfa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nina, Ninette, Ninel, Ninah, 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, 1910–2023 (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.