US rank #3100 Boys' name Peak 1998 2,687 births

Nino — #3100 US boys' name

2,687 babies named Nino in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s791920s1301930s1291940s941950s1671960s2141970s2801980s1981990s3892000s4072010s3702020s230
#3100
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 78% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Nino was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

54 babies were named Nino in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nino

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,687 babies named Nino between 1912 and 2024, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nino currently holds the #3100 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 54 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nino performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 407 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Nino shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 216 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Nino in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nino 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 2,687 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.

Nino at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,687

Since 1912

113 years of records

Peak year

1998

54 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,100

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1912

Recorded for 113 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nino popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1912

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
54
Annual births at peak — across 113 years of records
0204060 202420091994197919641949193419191912 5

Nino popularity over time — girls

21 total births recorded since 2006 (Nino as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 21 births
4.555.566.5 2016201520092006 5

Nino by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
407 births that decade — 15% of Nino's all-time total
1910s791920s1301930s1291940s941950s1671960s2141970s2801980s1981990s3892000s4072010s3702020s230

Nino by state

Where Nino concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Nino
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
216 8.0%
#2 New York
205 7.6%
#3 Pennsylvania
83 3.1%
#4 Florida
66 2.5%
#5 Michigan
26 1.0%
#6 New Jersey
17 0.6%
#7 Texas
16 0.6%
#8 Ohio
15 0.6%
California share of Nino's total US births 8.0%
Even split

216 of 2,687 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Nino appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nino?
2,687 babies have been named Nino since 1912. It currently ranks #3100 among boys. The peak year was 1998 with 54 births.
When was Nino most popular?
Nino was most popular in the 2000s decade with 407 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Nino most popular?
The top states for the name Nino are California (216 births), New York (205 births), Pennsylvania (83 births).
How long has the name Nino been used?
Nino has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 113 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nino?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nina, Ninos, Nine, Ninad. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1912–2024 (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.