Given name
Ninon
“a woman graced with God's favor”·“a little girl”·“a fiery woman”
Ninon is a variant of Nanon. In French use, Nanon carries the interpretation “a woman graced with God's favor.” Ninon is a variant of Nina. Interpretations include “a little girl” and “a fiery woman”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ninon is a variant of Nanon. In French use, Nanon carries the interpretation “a woman graced with God's favor.” Ninon is a variant of Nina. Interpretations include “a little girl” and “a fiery woman”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts. In French use, Ninon is a diminutive of Anne. One Hebrew interpretation is “he (God) has favoured me (i.e. with a child).”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In French use, Ninon is a diminutive of Anne. An origin associated with Anne is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In French use, Ninon is used as an affectionate form of Anne. Ninon is used as an affectionate form of Nina.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1923. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ninon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 21
- 0 boys · 21 girls
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1970. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 211 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ninon’s family of names
In French usage, Ninon is a diminutive of Anne. Ninon has a related form in Nina. Ninon is an affectionate form of Anne.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Ninon
- Ninon de l'EnclosFrench author, courtesan, freethinker, and patron of the arts (1620-1705)
- Ninon VallinFrench singer (1886-1961)
- Ninon ChapelleFrench athleteborn 1995
- Ninon ColnericGerman judgeborn 1948
- Ninon AbenaCameroonian association football playerborn 1994
- Ninon Hesseart historian (1895-1966)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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