Girls' name · since 1912
Nota
51 babies named Nota in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #34,853 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Nota sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 51 recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Nota recorded 51 times among girls since 1912, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1924.
- #34,853 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 51 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nota ranks #34,853 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 51 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #34,853 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 51
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Nota's 51 recorded births place it above 51.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nota's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nota's SSA record in two at 1920 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nota popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1924
- Peak year (1921)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 13 years of records
Nota by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (27 births, 53% of the file).
1920s was Nota's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Nota births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
24 births
- 1920s
1920s
27 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 27 births (53% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nota: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1912–1924 (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 Nota 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.