Girls' name · since 1916

Nokomis

60 babies named Nokomis in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#32,909 of 72,339
all-time among girls
60
born since 1916
1910s
peak decade

Nokomis is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 60 have been recorded since 1916.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nokomis has been recorded 60 times among girls since 1916, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2022.

  • #32,909 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 60 born since 1916
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nokomis ranks #32,909 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 60 born since 1916, peaking in the 1910s.

#32,909 of 72,339
all-time among girls
60
born since 1916
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Nokomis's 60 recorded births place it above 54.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Nokomis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Nokomis's full recorded timeline at 1977, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Nokomis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1999)
10
Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
4681012 191619171919197519771999200020012022 5

Nokomis by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (20 births, 33% of the file).

1910s was Nokomis's strongest decade.

20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Nokomis births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 20 births (33% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nokomis? ▼
60 babies have been named Nokomis since 1916. All-time, it sits at #32,909 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1999 with 10 births.
Where does Nokomis sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nokomis ranks #32,909 of 72,339 girls' 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 Nokomis most popular? ▼
Nokomis was most popular in the 1910s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Nokomis been used? ▼
Nokomis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 107 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Nokomis? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nokia. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Nokomis's data

  • Nokomis's decade-level peak was the 1910s (20 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

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

Keep exploring Nokomis

Nearby Names Like Nokomis

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Nokomis

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5 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Nokomis: 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, 1916–2022 (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 Nokomis 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.