Girls' name · since 1946
Noni
Noni has 675 recorded births since 1946 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1975 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,748 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 675
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
675 girls have been named Noni since 1946, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Noni has 675 recorded births among girls since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2024.
- #9,748 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 675 born since 1946
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Noni ranks #9,748 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 675 born since 1946, peaking in the 1970s.
- #9,748 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 675
- born since 1946
- 1970s
- peak decade
Noni's 675 recorded births place it above 86.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Noni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Noni splits its recorded history at 1991: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1950 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1975 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Noni popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2024
- Peak year (1975)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Noni by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (164 births, 24% of the file).
1970s was Noni's strongest decade.
164 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Noni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 23
1940s
23 births
- 1950s 52
1950s
52 births
- 1960s 45
1960s
45 births
- 1970s
1970s
164 births
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
- 1990s
1990s
86 births
- 2000s
2000s
94 births
- 2010s
2010s
114 births
- 2020s
2020s
66 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 164 births (24% of all-time use).
How Noni 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 Noni's total volume
Noni by state
Where Noni concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 17 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
17 of 675 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Noni's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (164 total births) through the 2020s (66) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Nonis (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Noni: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1975)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1946–2024 (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 Noni 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.