Girls' name · since 1880
Nona
16,708 babies named Nona in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,192 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,363 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,708
- born since 1880
- 1930s
- peak decade
16,708 babies have been named Nona since 1880, making it today's #8363 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nona has been recorded 16,708 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #8363 nationally and more common than 52% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,192 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,363 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 16,708 born since 1880
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nona ranks #1,192 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,363 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 16,708 born since 1880, peaking in the 1930s.
- #1,192 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,363 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,708
- born since 1880
- 1930s
- peak decade
Nona's 16,708 recorded births place it above 98.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Nona compares
16,708 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Nona's all-time total is 44x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nona | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16,708 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 360 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nona's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nona splits its recorded history at 1953: 25% of all births land in the more recent half, 75% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2000 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1950 peak of 360 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nona popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1950)
- 360
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Nona by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (2,681 births, 16% of the file).
1930s was Nona's strongest decade.
2,681 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Nona births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 423
1880s
423 births
- 1890s 785
1890s
785 births
- 1900s 916
1900s
916 births
- 1910s
1910s
2,017 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,671 births
- 1930s
1930s
2,681 births
- 1940s
1940s
2,178 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,434 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,097 births
- 1970s 529
1970s
529 births
- 1980s 249
1980s
249 births
- 1990s 184
1990s
184 births
- 2000s 178
2000s
178 births
- 2010s 259
2010s
259 births
- 2020s 107
2020s
107 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 2,681 births (16% of all-time use).
How Nona 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 Nona's total volume
Nona by state
Where Nona concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,336 | 8.0% |
| #2 | California | | 741 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 538 | 3.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 534 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Arkansas | | 513 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 448 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 402 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 400 | 2.4% |
1,336 of 16,708 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Nona appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nona's data
- Nona's decade-level peak was the 1930s (2,681 total births); usage has since declined to 107 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Nonas (1,336 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nona: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Nona 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.