Negin
Negin is a Persian word. It means a rare diamond or stone and refers to the gemstone on a piece of jewelry, such as a ring or necklace. The direct translation of Negin is a gem or other jewels with a luxurious look and high value.
- Persian
Meaning & Origin of Negin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Negin is a Persian word. It means a rare diamond or stone and refers to the gemstone on a piece of jewelry, such as a ring or necklace. The direct translation of Negin is a gem or other jewels with a luxurious look and high value.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Persian
Origin & history
The Story of Negin
The earliest SSA record of Negin as a baby girl name dates back to 1980, when 5 babies received it. 1993 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Negin — #9,559 in the national rankings. About 56% of every Negin on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Negin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2000, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 87 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
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About the name Negin
Negin is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 87 births in the dataset. Negin's peak popularity came in 1993 when it ranked #9,559. Use the chart and map above to compare Negin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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