Ninon
Ninon is a French diminutive for names such as Anne that is also in use as an independent name.
- French
Meaning & Origin of Ninon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ninon is a French diminutive for names such as Anne that is also in use as an independent name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Ninon
American parents first put Ninon on the record books as a baby girl name in 1923, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1970, when 6 Ninons were born — ranking #7,068 that year. The 1950s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 48% of all recorded Ninons. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1970 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 21 Ninons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Ninon
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About the name Ninon
Ninon is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1923 and has accumulated 21 births in the dataset. Ninon's peak popularity came in 1970 when it ranked #7,068. Use the chart and map above to compare Ninon'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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