MEANING & HISTORY
What does Niña mean?
Niña is recorded as a personal name from the Spanish girl word niña. The ñ is part of the word and name, representing a distinct consonant rather than a decorative accent.
The word can function affectionately in naming. Its lexical meaning does not mean that a bearer remains a child; the name persists independently of age.
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Pronunciation & syllables
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
CebuanoEtymology & source
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PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Niña in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Niña
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Nina♀Short form of names ending in -nina
- Aina♀Finnish Aino variant; also independent Anna and Japanese forms
- Cina♀Short form of Eufrocina
- Dina♀Form of Dinah; also a short name in other languages
- Gina♀Short form of Georgina, Regina, and other -gina names
- Ina♀Short form of names ending in -ina
- Kina♀Cebuano clipping of Joaquina
- Lina♀Short form of names ending in lina
What rhymes with Niña?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
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- Wiktionary contributors — Niña (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary: Niña (opens in a new tab)
Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.
- Wiktionary: niña (opens in a new tab)
Explicit parent or lexical step in the documented formation; the exact local relationship is cited separately.