Ninfa
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning nymph, divine spirit.
Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Ninfa by the numbers
Ninfa was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 54 babies in 1928, so it is a 1920s name that has since fallen a long way.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ninfa. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean God
Like Ninfa, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean life
Like Ninfa, each of these has life in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Ninfa
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