Recorded 1994–2015 Unisex name Peak 1999 22 births

Noy — unisex name

22 babies named Noy in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s112000s62010s5
1990s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Noy was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

6 babies were named Noy in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Noy

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Noy between 1994 and 2015, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Noy currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Noy is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 17 additional births since 2021.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Noy performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Noy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Noy 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 22 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.

Noy at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

22

Since 1994

22 years of records

Peak year

1999

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1994

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2015

Noy popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1994

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1999)
6
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
4.555.566.5 2015200319991994 5

Noy popularity over time — boys

17 total births recorded since 2021 (Noy as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 17 births
4.555.566.577.5 202420222021 5

Noy by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
11 births that decade — 50% of Noy's all-time total
1990s112000s62010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Noy?
22 babies have been named Noy since 1994. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1999 with 6 births.
When was Noy most popular?
Noy was most popular in the 1990s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Is Noy a unisex name?
Yes, Noy is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 22 births, and as a boy's name it has 17 births.
How long has the name Noy been used?
Noy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 22 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Noy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Noya. 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, 1994–2015 (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.