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
Nohely's 896 recorded births place it above 88.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (1994)
- 215
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Currently ranks #9673 among girls.
896 total births across 39 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1994 with 215 births in a single year.
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
- 1980s 61
1980s
61 births
- 1990s
1990s
549 births
- 2000s 103
2000s
103 births
- 2010s 129
2010s
129 births
- 2020s 54
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 549 births (61% of all-time use).
Nohely decade highlights
- Peak decade 549 births
- Runner-up 129 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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 by state
Where Nohely concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| 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% |
254 of 896 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 28.3% of nationwide
- Texas 14.2% of nationwide
- New York 3.5% of nationwide
- Arizona 1.7% of nationwide
- Illinois 0.7% of nationwide
Recorded in 8 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 28.3% of all recorded births nationwide - a strong regional concentration for this name.
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~38 yrs)
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.
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