Ninette

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⭐ Famous Ninette

Ninette de Valois

British dancer, teacher, choreographer and director of classical ballet

Choose Ninette and your child shares a first name with Ninette de Valois, a British dancer, teacher, choreographer and director of classical ballet. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Ninette, like who?” Ninette de Valois's Wikipedia article is available in 34 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 322,581 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Ninette, 5 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Ninette would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryNinette first shows up in US birth records in 1919, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 106 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1965, when it ranked #2,247. Today it's #14,942, so it could be due a comeback.
• 💬MeaningNinette is a French form of Anne, which means “grace”. Our records link it to French and Russian roots.

About the name Ninette

Ninette is a girl name of French and Russian origin meaning “grace”. It has 7 letters and 2 syllables, starting with N and ending in “-tte”. US birth records list Ninette for girls from 1919 to 2025, in 72 of those 107 years. Its best year was 1965, when it ranked #2,247 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #14,942, with 5 babies.

Origin:French namesRussian names