Girls' name · since 1930
Nonna
Nonna has 98 recorded births since 1930 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1957 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,344 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 98
- born since 1930
- 1940s
- peak decade
98 girls have been named Nonna since 1930, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nonna has been recorded 98 times among girls since 1930, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1930 to 1966.
- #27,344 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 98 born since 1930
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nonna ranks #27,344 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 98 born since 1930, peaking in the 1940s.
- #27,344 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 98
- born since 1930
- 1940s
- peak decade
Nonna's 98 recorded births place it above 62.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nonna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nonna's SSA record in two at 1948 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1948, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1957 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nonna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1966
- Peak year (1957)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Nonna by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (30 births, 31% of the file).
1940s was Nonna's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Nonna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
19 births
- 1940s
1940s
30 births
- 1950s
1950s
29 births
- 1960s
1960s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 30 births (31% of all-time use).
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- Nonna's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (30 total births) through the 1960s (20) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Nonna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1957)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1930–1966 (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 Nonna 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.