Recorded 1884–2013 Boys' name Peak 1942 1,121 births

Namon — boys' name

1,121 babies named Namon in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Namon was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

25 babies were named Namon in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Namon

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,121 babies named Namon between 1884 and 2013, spanning 130 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Namon currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Namon performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 171 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Namon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and South Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Namon in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Namon in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,121 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Namon at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

1,121

Since 1884

130 years of records

Peak year

1942

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1884

Recorded for 130 years

Last year on file: 2013

Namon popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1884

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1942)
25
Annual births at peak — across 130 years of records
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Namon by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
171 births that decade — 15% of Namon's all-time total
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Namon by state

Where Namon concentrates geographically — total births since 1884

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Namon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
15 1.3%
#2 Ohio
5 0.4%
#3 South Carolina
5 0.4%
Alabama share of Namon's total US births 1.3%
Even split

15 of 1,121 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Namon?
1,121 babies have been named Namon since 1884. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1942 with 25 births.
When was Namon most popular?
Namon was most popular in the 1920s decade with 171 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
Where is Namon most popular?
The top states for the name Namon are Alabama (15 births), Ohio (5 births), South Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Namon been used?
Namon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 130 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Namon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nam, Namir, Naman, Namari, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1884–2013 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.