MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Nina mean?
Nina can be a familiar form of longer European names such as Antonina. Antonina is the feminine of the Roman family name Antoninus. In India, Nina is also used independently as a personal name.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
नीना
Conventional spelling
Gurmukhi
ਨੀਨਾ
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Nina in Indian usage
19,003 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (98.9%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 18,802 records (98.9%).
- Recorded as male: 201 records (1.1%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,304 |
| 1960s | 4,931 |
| 1970s | 6,390 |
| 1980s | 4,467 |
| 1990s | 1,486 |
| Other decades | 425 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Punjab | 5,688 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 3,243 |
| Haryana | 2,661 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 2,461 |
| Rajasthan | 1,128 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1,124 |
| Bihar | 995 |
| Uttarakhand | 511 |
| Jharkhand | 495 |
| Chandigarh | 386 |
| Odisha | 211 |
| Other states | 100 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Nina / F | 318 | 157 |
| Scotland | Nina / F | 62 | 66 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Nina ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Nina; Table_6, C162 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Nina; Table_6, C162
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Nina; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Nina; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl