How Many People Are Named Noma?
An estimated 310 people in the United States have the first name Noma. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 79 years old, and Noma peaked in popularity in 1916 with 66 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Noma as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Noma paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 79, Noma is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1957.
Estimated Living Americans
310
About 1 in 1,105,659 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
79
years old
Peak Year
1916
66 births
Total Registered
1,895
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Noma
Noma is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,895 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Noma as a female name
Ranked #9,184 in 1972
5 female births in 1972
Peak: 1916 (66 births)
Noma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Noma span from the 1880s to the 1970s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 461 babies were registered. Noma has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Noma by Decade
How has Noma tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Noma by State
Birth registrations for Noma span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri. The lowest are in Illinois, Alabama, Kentucky. On average, about 49 Nomas were registered per state.
Noma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Noma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Noma
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Noma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Noma?
We estimate approximately 310 people named Noma are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,105,659 Americans share this first name.
Is Noma a common name?
Noma is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,895 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Noma most popular?
Noma reached peak popularity in 1916, when 66 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Noma is approximately 79 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Noma a female name?
Noma is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Noma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Noma Smith, Noma Johnson, Noma Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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