Girls' name · since 1987

Nohely

Since 1987, U.S. Social Security records show 896 babies named Nohely, peaking in 1994. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#8,093 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#9,673 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
896
born since 1987
1990s
peak decade

Nohely currently ranks #9673 among girls' names in America, with 896 babies recorded since 1987.

Nohely has 896 recorded births among girls since 1987, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9673 as of the latest data, more common than 44% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.

  • #8,093 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #9,673 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 896 born since 1987
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nohely ranks #8,093 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,673 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 896 born since 1987, peaking in the 1990s.

#8,093 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#9,673 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
896
born since 1987
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%44%
Nohely vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Nohely's 896 recorded births place it above 88.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

8 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Nohely compares

896 Top 34% higher than 66% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Nohely's all-time total is 138% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Nohely Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 896 376 567,345
Peak-year births 215 21 19,840

Nohely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Nohely's full recorded timeline at 2007, 24% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 76% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1994 peak of 215 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Nohely popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1994)
215
Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
050100150200250 198719921997200220082013201820232025 10

Nohely by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (549 births, 61% of the file).

1990s was Nohely's strongest decade.

549 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.

Nohely births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 549 births (61% of all-time use).

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

How Nohely compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nohely's total volume

Nohely vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20%25%30% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -43, 9.5%-32, 7.1%-41, 6.6%-38, 7%-47, 5.9%-26, 8.7%-62, 3.5%-44, 7.7%-63, 4.6%-33, 8.5%-28, 8%-42, 5.8%-23, 10.1%-142, 4%-113, 2.6%Nohely-39, 24%Nohely
Nohely vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Nohely by state

Where Nohely concentrates geographically, total births since 1987

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Nohely
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
254 28.3%
#2 Texas
127 14.2%
#3 New York
31 3.5%
#4 Arizona
15 1.7%
#5 Illinois
6 0.7%
#6 Florida
5 0.6%
#7 Nevada
5 0.6%
#8 Oregon
5 0.6%
California share of Nohely's total US births 28.3%
Even split

254 of 896 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nohely?
896 babies have been named Nohely since 1987. All-time, it sits at #8,093 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #9,673 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 1994 with 215 births.
Where does Nohely sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nohely ranks #8,093 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,673 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Nohely most popular?
Nohely was most popular in the 1990s decade with 549 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
Where is Nohely most popular?
The top states for the name Nohely are California (254 births), Texas (127 births), New York (31 births).
How long has the name Nohely been used?
The SSA has tracked Nohely since 1987 -- 39 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Nohely?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nohemi, Nohemy, Noha, Nohelia, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Nohely's data

  • Nohely's decade-level peak was the 1990s (549 total births); usage has since declined to 54 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Nohelys (254 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Nohely

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Nohely: 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, 1987–2025 (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 Nohely 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.