Ning
Ning is a name with a single cultural origin: Chinese.
- Chinese
Meaning & Origin of Ning
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ning is a name with a single cultural origin: Chinese.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Chinese
The Story of Ning
American parents first put Ning on the record books as a baby girl name in 2017, with 10 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 10 Nings were born — ranking #9,939 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 63% of all recorded Nings. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 16 Nings have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Ning
Ning is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2017 and has accumulated 16 births in the dataset. Ning's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #9,939. Use the chart and map above to compare Ning'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.