How Many People Are Named Nou?
An estimated 391 people in the United States have the first name Nou. It is used for both genders, with 86.3% female. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Nou peaked in popularity in 1991 with 39 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nou 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 Nou paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
391
About 1 in 876,610 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
86.3% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1991
39 births
Total Registered
408
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nou
Nou is predominantly female (86.3%), though 56 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Nou as a male name
Ranked #5,786 in 1995
10 male births in 1995
Peak: 1992 (12 births)
Nou as a female name
Ranked #10,504 in 2000
9 female births in 2000
Peak: 1993 (34 births)
Nou: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nou span from the 1970s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 235 babies were registered. Nou has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nou by Decade
How has Nou 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.
Nou by State
Birth registrations for Nou span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Minnesota, Wisconsin. The lowest are in Wisconsin, Minnesota, California. On average, about 68 Nous were registered per state.
Nou + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nou as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nou
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nou: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nou?
We estimate approximately 391 people named Nou 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 876,610 Americans share this first name.
Is Nou a common name?
Nou is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 408 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nou most popular?
Nou reached peak popularity in 1991, when 39 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nou is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nou a female name?
Nou is predominantly female. 86.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nou Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nou Smith, Nou Johnson, Nou 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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