Given name
Ninotchka
“a little girl”·“a fiery woman”
Ninotchka 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
Ninotchka is a variant of Nina. Interpretations include “a little girl” and “a fiery woman”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Ninotchka is a diminutive of Нина.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1977. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ninotchka through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 0 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 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 5 in 1991. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 6 in 1977. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 109 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.
Ninotchka’s family of names
In English usage, Ninotchka is a diminutive of Нина. Ninotchka has a related form in Nina.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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