Ninel
Ninel is a given name. It is feminine in the former Soviet Union and masculine in Romania. In many Soviet cases, it is often considered to be derived from reversing the surname Lenin.
- Russian
Meaning & Origin of Ninel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ninel is a given name. It is feminine in the former Soviet Union and masculine in Romania. In many Soviet cases, it is often considered to be derived from reversing the surname Lenin.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
The Story of Ninel
The earliest SSA record of Ninel as a baby girl name dates back to 2002, when 13 babies received it. 2004 was its biggest year on record, with 55 newborns named Ninel — #2,889 in the national rankings. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 86% of all recorded Ninels. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2013 (9 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 290 Ninels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ninel
Ninel is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 290 births in the dataset. Ninel's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #2,889. Use the chart and map above to compare Ninel'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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