The baby name Ninette is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced French: /ni.nɛt/ (nee-NET); English: /nɪˈnɛt/ (nih-NET).
The baby name Ninette is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced French: /ni.nɛt/ (nee-NET); English: /nɪˈnɛt/ (nih-NET).
Ninette is in Origin.
Ninette is a French diminutive formed with the suffix -ette, traditionally used as an affectionate pet form of Nina and Ninon. Because Nina often shortens names like Antonina and Giannina, while Ninon stems from Anne/Anna (from Hebrew Hannah, “grace, favor”), Ninette inherits associations of both “grace” and “inestimable worth.” In French it can also be felt as a double diminutive of Anne via Ninon, heightening its delicate tone.
The name gained currency in late 19th- and early 20th-century France and the wider francophone world, and it traveled through the arts via figures such as ballerina and choreographer Ninette de Valois. Variants and related forms include Ninon, Nina, Ninet (French/Occitan), Nineta (Catalan), and Ninetta (Italian), with Annette as a cognate on the Anne branch. Rare today, Ninette reads as a vintage, cosmopolitan choice with a graceful, petite sound.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BI | Girls | 0 | #33 | 1 | 726 |
| ID | 0 | #39 | 1 | 2,238 | |
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #146 | 8 | 3,773 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| DK | 0 | #202 | 5 | 5,198 | |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #298 | 19 | 7,429 |
| France | Girls | 1972 | #330 | 3 | 1,439 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #334 | 4 | 6,973 |
| GT | 0 | #337 | 2 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #429 | 6 | 6,867 | |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| ZA | 0 | #432 | 16 | 14,421 | |
| MX | 0 | #444 | 2 | 8,339 | |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #483 | 23 | 7,500 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #514 | 10 | 10,981 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #533 | 4 | 6,731 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #557 | 4 | 11,671 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #568 | 6 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #594 | 4 | 20,968 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #594 | 24 | 11,648 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| LB | 0 | #630 | 29 | 13,263 | |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #648 | 4 | 9,488 |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #714 | 25 | 3,895 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #800 | 52 | 14,098 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #803 | 36 | 4,949 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #862 | 4 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Girls | 2022 | #894 | 10 | 8,739 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #917 | 39 | 5,933 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #928 | 32 | 14,742 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,012 | 3 | 25,931 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,015 | 162 | 20,130 | |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,079 | 63 | 25,928 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,152 | 1 | 16,140 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,170 | 14 | 17,781 |
| MA | 0 | #1,195 | 5 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,429 | 18 | 9,415 |
Ninette is popular in 47 countries — most recent births per country:
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