Recorded 1916–2022 Girls' name Peak 1999 60 births

Nokomis — girls' name

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.

1910s201970s131990s102000s122020s5
1910s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Nokomis was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

10 babies were named Nokomis in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nokomis

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Nokomis between 1916 and 2022, spanning 107 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nokomis currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nokomis performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nokomis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nokomis 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 60 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.

Nokomis at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

60

Since 1916

107 years of records

Peak year

1999

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1916

Recorded for 107 years

Last year on file: 2022

Nokomis popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1999)
10
Annual births at peak — across 107 years of records
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Nokomis by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
20 births that decade — 33% of Nokomis's all-time total
1910s201970s131990s102000s122020s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nokomis?
60 babies have been named Nokomis since 1916. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1999 with 10 births.
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.

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, 1916–2022 (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.