Grace vs Nina
Grace and Ninacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Grace was ranked #1 and Nina #63 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Grace was ranked #4 and Nina #112 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Grace was ranked #13 and Nina #97 among girls in Scotland.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2022, Grace was ranked #19 and Nina #77 among girls in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Grace was ranked #25 and Nina #160 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Grace was ranked #503 and Nina #195 among girls in Norway.
Grace and Nina over time
Grace and Nina appear together in 5 published lists, across 173 years of shared records. Grace held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Nina in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Grace reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, and Nina in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Longest-running competitions
Grace and Nina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 51 years, from 1946 to 2025, ending at #503 and #195.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Grace #1 in 2020, Nina #83 in 2020.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls54 shared years, 1967–2025
Grace held the stronger position in 54 of those years, Nina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Grace #1 in 2020, Nina #83 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Grace #4, Nina #112.
Norway · Girls51 shared years, 1946–2025
Grace held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Nina in 51.
Highest recorded here: Grace #321 in 1959, Nina #3 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Grace #503, Nina #195.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Grace held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Nina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Grace #1 in 2006, Nina #137 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Grace #25, Nina #160.
Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024
Grace held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Nina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Grace #1 in 2013, Nina #63 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Grace #1, Nina #63.
New Zealand · Girls11 shared years, 2011–2022
Grace held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Nina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Grace #6 in 2011, Nina #63 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Grace #19, Nina #77.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Grace | Nina |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Grace, favour (the English virtue word, used directly as a name). | A short form of names ending in '-nina', such as Antonina or Giannina; imported to Western Europe from Russia and Italy in the 19th century. |
| Origin | English (virtue name), from Latin gratia | Various (Russian/Italian short-form tradition) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɹeɪs/ | /ˈnʲi.nə/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Gracie | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #4 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #112 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Grace is recorded with a English (virtue name), from Latin gratia origin, while Nina is recorded with a Various (Russian/Italian short-form tradition) origin.
- Grace and Nina both have 2 syllables.
- Grace's recorded meaning differs from Nina's — see the table above for each.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ.
- The available evidence gives Grace a "high" Data Confidence level and Nina a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Grace
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #393 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #11 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Nina
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #132 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1964 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #195 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls