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Niina
Niina (にいな) is a Japanese name for girls. Its best-known spelling is 仁菜, 仁 benevolence + 菜 greens. It is popular today and has reached No. 90 in 2017.
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Ways to write Niina
The same sound can be written with different kanji, and each choice changes the meaning. These are the spellings that have appeared in Japan's yearly baby name rankings, most popular first.
仁菜
仁benevolence菜greens, rapeseed flower
Girl, best No. 90 (2012–2023)新菜
新new菜greens, rapeseed flower
Girl, best No. 98 (2025)仁衣菜
仁benevolence衣garment菜greens, rapeseed flower
Girl, 1 notable person on WikidataRarer spellings
These spellings of Niina appear in Japanese name records but are uncommon. Each uses a standard reading of its kanji.
新衣奈new + garment + (used for its soundGirl
新稲new + rice plantGirl
新樹new + treeGirl
新奈new + (used for its soundGirl
新那new + (used for its soundGirl
新名new + nameGirl
新唯奈new + only + (used for its soundGirl
新和new + harmonyGirl
Popularity in Japan
Where the most popular spelling of Niina has ranked among baby names each year. Its best year was 2017, at No. 90.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | No. 98 |
| 2023 | No. 91 |
| 2022 | No. 98 |
| 2017 | No. 90 |
| 2012 | No. 97 |
Source: Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance yearly baby name survey. It covers the top 10 names each year from 1912 to 2003, and the top 100 names and top 50 readings from 2004.