Is Nino a boy or girl name?

Nino is a boy’s name. Of the 2,740 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.8% were girls and 99.2% were boys.

Nino

Recorded 1912–2025 · United States

Nino was most popular in 1998, when 54 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,275 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,878, with 30 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,740 people named Nino.

Nino over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nino’s peak in 1998. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nino a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nino is a boy’s name — 0.8% of the 2,740 Americans given it were girls and 99.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 1% girls and 99% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Nino

Where Nino is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org