Girls' name · since 1881
Ninnie
Ninnie has 136 recorded births since 1881 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1890 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #23,808 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 136
- born since 1881
- 1890s
- peak decade
Ninnie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 136 recorded since 1881.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ninnie has been recorded 136 times among girls since 1881, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1890s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 1936.
- #23,808 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 136 born since 1881
- 1890s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ninnie ranks #23,808 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 136 born since 1881, peaking in the 1890s.
- #23,808 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 136
- born since 1881
- 1890s
- peak decade
Ninnie's 136 recorded births place it above 67.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ninnie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ninnie splits its recorded history at 1903: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1897 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1890 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ninnie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–1936
- Peak year (1890)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Ninnie by decade
1890s is the heaviest window (46 births, 34% of the file).
1890s was Ninnie's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Ninnie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
25 births
- 1890s
1890s
46 births
- 1900s 10
1900s
10 births
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s
1920s
26 births
- 1930s 18
1930s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1890s at 46 births (34% of all-time use).
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- Ninnie's usage has stayed within range of its 1890s decade-level peak (46 total births) through the 1930s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1881–1936 (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 Ninnie 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.