Ninah
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 8 babies a year in the US.
Ninah by the numbers
Ninah was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 17 babies in 2006, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Ninah
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ninah. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ninalittle girl; or from nina meaning grace318 in England and Wales (2025)
- Niyahintention or purpose; a respelling of Niyyah25 in England and Wales (2025)
- Niahbright or radiant; a respelling of Niamh15 in England and Wales (2025)
- Nimahblessing, benefit, favour19 in the US (2017)
- Nilah61 in the US (2017)
- Nijah23 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Ninah
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