Recorded 1994–1998 Unisex name Peak 1998 11 births

Nocona — boys' name

11 babies named Nocona in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s11
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Nocona was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

6 babies were named Nocona in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nocona

The Social Security Administration has registered 11 babies named Nocona between 1994 and 1998, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nocona currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Nocona is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 1996.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nocona performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nocona 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 11 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.

Nocona at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

11

Since 1994

5 years of records

Peak year

1998

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1994

Recorded for 5 years

Last year on file: 1998

Nocona popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1994

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1998)
6
Annual births at peak — across 5 years of records
4.555.566.5 19981994 5

Nocona popularity over time — girls

6 total births recorded since 1996 (Nocona as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 1996 6

Nocona by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 100% of Nocona's all-time total
1990s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nocona?
11 babies have been named Nocona since 1994. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1998 with 6 births.
When was Nocona most popular?
Nocona was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Is Nocona a unisex name?
Yes, Nocona is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 11 births, and as a girl's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Nocona been used?
Nocona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 5 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Nocona?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nochum, Noctis, Nocholas. 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, 1994–1998 (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.