How Many People Are Named Nona?
An estimated 5,473 people in the United States have the first name Nona. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Nona peaked in popularity in 1950 with 360 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nona 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 Nona paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,473
About 1 in 62,626 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1950
360 births
Total Registered
16,696
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nona
Nona is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 16,696 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nona as a female name
Ranked #7,476 in 2024
15 female births in 2024
Peak: 1950 (360 births)
Nona: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nona span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1930s, when 2,681 babies were registered. Nona has declined significantly from its peak in the 1930s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nona by Decade
How has Nona 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.
Nona by State
Birth registrations for Nona span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Oklahoma. The lowest are in Massachusetts, New Mexico, New Jersey. On average, about 253 Nonas were registered per state.
Nona + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nona as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nona
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nona: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nona?
We estimate approximately 5,473 people named Nona 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 62,626 Americans share this first name.
Is Nona a common name?
Nona is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 16,696 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nona most popular?
Nona reached peak popularity in 1950, when 360 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nona is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nona a female name?
Nona is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nona Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nona Smith, Nona Johnson, Nona 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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