Unisex name · since 1994

Nocona

Since 1994, U.S. Social Security records show 11 babies named Nocona, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#33,942 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 1994
1990s
peak decade

Nocona sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 11 recorded since 1994.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nocona has been recorded 11 times among boys since 1994, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1994 to 1998.

  • #33,942 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 11 born since 1994
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nocona ranks #33,942 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1994, peaking in the 1990s.

#33,942 of 45,481
all-time among boys
11
born since 1994
1990s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Nocona's 11 recorded births place it above 24.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Nocona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Nocona splits its recorded history at 1998: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1994 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1998 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Nocona popularity over time - boys

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

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1998)
6
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
4.555.566.5 19941998 6

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

1990s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).

1990s was Nocona's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Nocona births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nocona? ▼
Nocona has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 1994, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #33,942 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1998. 6 babies were born in 1998, its single highest year.
Where does Nocona sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nocona ranks #33,942 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Nocona since 1994 -- 5 years through the most recent 1998 data.
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.

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Two nationwide peer axes for Nocona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1994–1998 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nocona draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.