Recorded 1975–2003 Girls' name Peak 1989 106 births

Ninoska — girls' name

106 babies named Ninoska in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s251990s612000s15
1990s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Ninoska was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

10 babies were named Ninoska in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ninoska

The Social Security Administration has registered 106 babies named Ninoska between 1975 and 2003, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ninoska currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ninoska performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 61 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ninoska shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ninoska in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ninoska 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 106 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.

Ninoska at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

106

Since 1975

29 years of records

Peak year

1989

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1975

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2003

Ninoska popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1975

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1989)
10
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
4681012 20031999199519931991198919861975 5

Ninoska by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
61 births that decade — 58% of Ninoska's all-time total
1970s51980s251990s612000s15

Ninoska by state

Where Ninoska concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ninoska
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 4.7%
New York share of Ninoska's total US births 4.7%

5 of 106 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ninoska?
106 babies have been named Ninoska since 1975. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1989 with 10 births.
When was Ninoska most popular?
Ninoska was most popular in the 1990s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Ninoska most popular?
The top states for the name Ninoska are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Ninoska been used?
Ninoska has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 29 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Ninoska?
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, 1975–2003 (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.