Recorded 1881–1936 Girls' name Peak 1890 136 births

Ninnie — girls' name

136 babies named Ninnie in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 1890. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s251890s461900s101910s111920s261930s18
1890s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Ninnie was born in this single decade.

1890
Single peak year

10 babies were named Ninnie in 1890 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ninnie

The Social Security Administration has registered 136 babies named Ninnie between 1881 and 1936, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ninnie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1936. The name reached its historical peak in 1890, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ninnie performed strongest in the 1890s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ninnie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ninnie 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 136 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.

Ninnie at a glance

Last recorded 1936

Total births

136

Since 1881

56 years of records

Peak year

1890

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1890s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1936

Active since

1881

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 1936

Ninnie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1936–1881

Last recorded 1936
Peak year (1890)
10
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
4681012 19361927192219071897189118841881 6

Ninnie by decade

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

Peak: 1890s
Peak decade
1890s
46 births that decade — 34% of Ninnie's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ninnie?
136 babies have been named Ninnie since 1881. It was last recorded in 1936. The peak year was 1890 with 10 births.
When was Ninnie most popular?
Ninnie was most popular in the 1890s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1890.
How long has the name Ninnie been used?
Ninnie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1881, spanning 56 years of data through 1936.
What names are similar to Ninnie?
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, 1881–1936 (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.