US rank #8480 Girls' name Peak 1975 675 births

Noni — #8480 US girls' name

675 babies named Noni in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s231950s521960s451970s1641980s311990s862000s942010s1142020s66
#8480
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 52% of names given to girls today.

1970s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Noni was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

29 babies were named Noni in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Noni

The Social Security Administration has registered 675 babies named Noni between 1946 and 2024, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Noni currently holds the #8480 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Noni performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 164 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Noni shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 17 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Noni in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Noni 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 675 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.

Noni at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

675

Since 1946

79 years of records

Peak year

1975

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#8,480

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1946

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 2024

Noni popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1946

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1975)
29
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
010203040 202420162007199919831975196419551946 6

Noni by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
164 births that decade — 24% of Noni's all-time total
1940s231950s521960s451970s1641980s311990s862000s942010s1142020s66

Noni by state

Where Noni concentrates geographically — total births since 1946

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Noni
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
17 2.5%
#2 Pennsylvania
6 0.9%
#3 California
5 0.7%
New York share of Noni's total US births 2.5%
Even split

17 of 675 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Noni?
675 babies have been named Noni since 1946. It currently ranks #8480 among girls. The peak year was 1975 with 29 births.
When was Noni most popular?
Noni was most popular in the 1970s decade with 164 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
Where is Noni most popular?
The top states for the name Noni are New York (17 births), Pennsylvania (6 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Noni been used?
Noni has been recorded in Social Security data since 1946, spanning 79 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Noni?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nona, Nonie, Nonnie, Nonna, and 4 more. 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, 1946–2024 (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.