Anina
Feminine · “Hebrew Channah”
Italian stacks diminutives the way Irish does. Anna gives Annina, and Annina can give Anninella, each step adding another layer of affection. English cannot do this: Ann gives Annie and stops. A language either has the machinery or it does not, and the ones that have it use it constantly.
How old is the name Anina?
Anina first appears in US birth records in 1957 — 68 years ago. The typical Anina alive today was born around 2005, making them about 20 years old. About 600 people named Anina are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Anina most popular?
Anina peaked in 1960, reaching #4773 nationally. Today it ranks #8362, 3,589 places below that high. See the whole 1960 chart.
Where it comes from
From channah to Anina
The story of Anina
Diminutive suffixes are one of the clearest differences between European languages and English has almost none left. Italian has -ino, -etto, -ello, -uccio and -otto, each with a slightly different force, and they can be combined: from casa, a house, come casetta, casina, casuccia and casettina, and a speaker chooses between them for tone. Spanish has -ito, -illo and -ico, Russian a large set, Irish -an and -in, and all of these stack. English once had -kin, -let and -ock and lost the productivity of all three, keeping only the -y or -ie ending that turns Robert into Bobby and dog into doggy. That leaves English names with one affectionate form where Italian has four, and it is why translations of Italian dialogue so often flatten the register: the information is in a suffix English cannot reproduce.
Meaning
Hebrew Channah, favor or grace
From Anna, the Greek and Latin form of Hebrew channah, favor or grace, with the Italian diminutive -ina, giving little Anna. The same suffix produces Marina from Mary in some usages, Carolina, Paolina and Giuseppina. Anina is also a Romansh and Swiss form, and appears in German-speaking areas. It peaks in the American data in 1960.
How the name formed
- channah
- Anna
- Anina
Related forms: Annina · Anina · Annina
Pronouncing Anina
ah-NEE-nah
Three syllables, stress on the second. The Italian Annina has a doubled n that is genuinely held longer in speech, which Italian distinguishes and English does not. The single-n spelling is Romansh and German.
Nicknames for Anina
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1957
- Most girls named
- 201727 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #4773reached in 1960
- Change vs 2024
- −29.4%12 in 2025, from 17
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Anina in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Annina in Italian — same name
- Anina in Romansh — same name
- Annina in German — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: California.
Aninas among us
people named Anina are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 133,939 born in 2025 was named Anina
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Anina sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Anina beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Anina in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- The Hebrew root meaning is settled and warm.
- Ana and Nina are both complete names as short forms.
- The rhythm is even and easy to say.
- Annina with a doubled n is the Italian spelling.
- It is easily confused with Anita, Alina and Nina.
- It is rare in the United States and will need spelling out.
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Feminine · #8362 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Aninas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Anina are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Anina in 2025?
- Anina ranks #8362 among US girl names in 2025, with 12 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Anina?
- About 1 in every 133,939 US girls born in 2025 was named Anina — 12 in all.
- Will my child share the name Anina with classmates?
- Anina will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Anina
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