Nina
Nina is a female given name: 99% of people named Nina are women, and it is recorded as female in 39 of the 39 countries covered.
Nina · Ņina · Nína
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Moldova, Norway
- Also spelled
- Ņina, Nína
- US births since 1880
- 250 male / 125,876 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Nina
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Nina," in English, "Guten Tag Nina," in German. Nina is a female given name: about 99% of people named Nina are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Nina,
German
Guten Tag Nina,
French
Bonjour Nina,
Spanish
Estimado/a Nina:
Chinese
Nina您好：
Japanese
Nina様
English
Hi Nina,
German
Hi Nina,
French
Salut Nina,
Spanish
Hola Nina,
Chinese
Nina你好：
Japanese
Ninaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Moldova | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Russia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovenia | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Ukraine | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Armenia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Bulgaria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belarus | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Latvia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 39 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Azerbaijan | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Finland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Croatia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Iceland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Georgia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Israel | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| India and Sri Lanka | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Lithuania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Luxembourg | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Czech Republic | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| North Macedonia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Serbia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| France | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Montenegro | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Poland | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Portugal | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
250 male · 125,876 female · 126,126 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Nina a male or female name?
Nina is a female given name: 99% of people named Nina are women, and it is recorded as female in 39 of the 39 countries covered.
How do I address Nina in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Nina," in English, "Guten Tag Nina," in German. Nina is a female given name: about 99% of people named Nina are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Nina a unisex name?
Nina is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Nina are men. Nina leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Nina a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nina (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_nina,
title = {Is Nina a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/nina},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}