Girls' name · since 1886
Noma
1,895 babies named Noma in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,860 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,895
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
1,895 girls have been named Noma since 1886, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Noma has been recorded 1,895 times among girls since 1886, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 1972.
- #4,860 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,895 born since 1886
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Noma ranks #4,860 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,895 born since 1886, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,860 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,895
- born since 1886
- 1920s
- peak decade
Noma's 1,895 recorded births place it above 93.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Noma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Noma splits its recorded history at 1928: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1886 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1916 peak of 66 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Noma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–1972
- Peak year (1916)
- 66
- Annual births at peak, across 87 years of records
Noma by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (461 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Noma's strongest decade.
461 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Noma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 21
1880s
21 births
- 1890s 58
1890s
58 births
- 1900s 147
1900s
147 births
- 1910s
1910s
393 births
- 1920s
1920s
461 births
- 1930s
1930s
403 births
- 1940s
1940s
216 births
- 1950s 153
1950s
153 births
- 1960s 38
1960s
38 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 461 births (24% of all-time use).
How Noma 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 Noma's total volume
Noma by state
Where Noma concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 184 | 9.7% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 73 | 3.9% |
| #3 | Missouri | | 42 | 2.2% |
| #4 | Arkansas | | 22 | 1.2% |
| #5 | Kentucky | | 15 | 0.8% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 5 | 0.3% |
184 of 1,895 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Noma's data
- Noma's decade-level peak was the 1920s (461 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Nomas (184 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Noma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~86 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, 1886–1972 (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 Noma 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.