Do you know many Ninas?

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This is our top contender name for DD. Well known name, internationally used and uncomplicated pronunciation. I can imagine it suiting a child and an adult.

I was wondering how common it is where you are in babies/toddlers atm?

I know 3, a 5yr old, 9yr old and 11yr old. Lovely name

I have a Nina! There's not another one in her school, but we have met a few over the years in London mostly from European families (French, Italian and Dutch). I think it is the kind of name that is just steady. It's never been super popular or unpopular; the graph line is pretty straight as far as I can remember.

Lots of people make the point that it is also a nickname, but I've never actually known one for whom it wasn't a full name. (That includes my grandmother, whom my daughter is named after.) All the ones I've met (and not that many) are just Ninas. I like it :).

I don’t know any. I considered it for my dd but couldn’t warm to it, I’m not sure why. If you do like it I think it’s a pretty perfect name - known but never overused, easy to spell and pronounce, never been too popular so not dated.

Yes my DGD5 so I'm biased but I love the name !

I know 0 people called Nina, but have known several dogs called Nina so it's now a dog name to me.
Having said that, it is a pretty name and I like it for the same reasons as you - it's easy to pronounce and would work well for an adult or child.

This is quite outing, I know the twins you’re talking about! (Unless there’s more than one set with these names and ages).

We’re in West Yorkshire.

I know one in her 30s. It was on our girls names shortlist!

I rather like it.

I only know 1 in her 80s and one in her 40s.

I work with a database for U5s and I haven't come across any Ninas on it.

I know quite a few, all on their late 40s and early to mid 50s. Don't know anybody younger than that called Nina.

I know a 78 year old, a 1 and 3 year old, lovely name, definitely suits adults and children.

@Marmite27 nope we're not nowhere near West Yorkshire, we're not in the UK.

There’s more than one set at that age with that heritage then! Which I find unlikely TBH.

Just one, she's in her 70s and Irish, but she's actually a Susanna, I'm not sure if that's a common diminutive of Susanna.

I know three. One is in her 40s, one is about 10 and the other is 6.

It’s gorgeous and very underused.

Two in their fifties. Not come across any young ones.

Really like it

I don't know any now, but remember a girl aged 8 from Germany who I met on holiday in 1982 and she was lovely!

@Marmite27 Lena seems to be quite a popular name as well. I've just realised I know at least 3 adult Lena's as well. I've asked Mumsnet to delete my post as you rightly pointed out, it is very outing especially if I were to name the country I'm in.

I love the name but the only one I actually know is a horrible cow who slept with my ex and all his mates whilst pretending to be my and all the girls best friends. (Yes I have issues with her lol)

I know one, age 6 or 7. Lovely name.

Oh actually, there's another one at work too - aged 45 - 50.

I know a few late 40s, so for me it feels dated.

No babies in recent years

I read that as ninjas 😂

I know two but both 10/11 years