Nina
Slavic at root, with a meaning that settled in Polish as "God is gracious": łaska, the favour that is given, not earned. After peaking through the 2010s it has been easing off, though it still rings familiar and goes only to girls.
Nina Pronunciation
Nina is pronounced NYEE-nah (/ˈɲina/).
What Nina means
Where Nina comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
The name Nina grew from Slavic roots, and the meaning fixed to it in Polish is bóg łaskaw, God is gracious. In English that reads as grace, or favour. It is a short name. Four letters, easy for a small hand to write on a school register.
The sense of grace settled on Nina over time, and Polish ears still catch łaska in it, the favour that is given rather than earned. The word is old and plain, and it keeps the name close to earth.
In Poland the calendar of imieniny gives Nina several dates. The fourteenth of January is widely kept, and the fifteenth of December is the most common. Its patron is Saint Nina of Georgia, a figure from the fourth century credited with bringing Christianity to that land. So the four letters carry both a Slavic origin and a Polish reading, łaska, grace.
How many people are named Nina
1 in 458 women in Poland is named Nina. 49,205 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #191 among female names.
Nina's popularity over time
759 girls were given the name in 2025, ranking #80 among newborns. It has been climbing since 2000.
Where Nina is most popular
Nina is most popular in Pomeranian, 23% above the national average (650 girls born 2019–2025), followed by West Pomeranian (+20%) and Greater Poland (+19%). It is least common in Świętokrzyskie and Łódź, 30% and 24% below average respectively.
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Pomeranian650 girls born+23%
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West Pomeranian362 girls born+20%
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Greater Poland915 girls born+19%
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Kuyavian-Pomeranian459 girls born+17%
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Lower Silesian625 girls born+11%
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Lubusz198 girls born+11%
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Warmian-Masurian258 girls born0%
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Masovian1,249 girls born−2%
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Opole156 girls born−6%
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Silesian770 girls born−6%
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Lublin335 girls born−9%
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Podlaskie209 girls born−11%
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Lesser Poland706 girls born−13%
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Subcarpathian375 girls born−13%
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Łódź346 girls born−24%
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Świętokrzyskie139 girls born−30%
Nina as a middle name
Nina is a first name for 49,205 women in Poland and a middle name for another 6,424, an 88/12 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 134th, between Malwina (6,445) and Apolonia (6,256).
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132
6,539Liliana
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133
6,445Malwina
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1346,424Nina
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135
6,256Apolonia
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136
6,220Matylda
When Nina celebrates name day
Nina appears 1 time in the Polish name day calendar. The main date is 14 January.