Noma
- Last seen for girls in 1972 at #8,292
- Peak · girls
- 1912 · 42 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,895since 1886
Noma over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Noma has never cracked the top 700 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
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| 1973 | — | |
| 1972 | #8,292 | 5 |
| 1971 | — | |
| 1970 | — | |
| 1969 | — | |
| 1968 | — | |
| 1967 | — | |
| 1966 | #6,564 | 5 |
| 1965 | #4,831 | 8 |
| 1964 | #6,009 | 6 |
| 1963 | #6,592 | 5 |
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 |
| 1961 | — | |
| 1960 | #4,773 | 8 |
| 1959 | #2,760 | 18 |
| 1958 | #5,408 | 6 |
| 1957 | #3,033 | 15 |
| 1956 | #3,493 | 12 |
| 1955 | #3,778 | 10 |
| 1954 | #2,779 | 16 |
| 1953 | #2,595 | 17 |
| 1952 | #2,200 | 22 |
| 1951 | #2,116 | 22 |
| 1950 | #2,652 | 15 |
| 1949 | #2,274 | 19 |
| 1948 | #2,070 | 22 |
| 1947 | #2,200 | 20 |
| 1946 | #2,024 | 21 |
| 1945 | #1,621 | 26 |
| 1944 | #1,661 | 25 |
| 1943 | #2,558 | 13 |
| 1942 | #1,981 | 19 |
| 1941 | #1,569 | 25 |
| 1940 | #1,518 | 26 |
| 1939 | #1,585 | 23 |
| 1938 | #1,343 | 30 |
| 1937 | #1,451 | 26 |
| 1936 | #1,135 | 39 |
| 1935 | #1,004 | 47 |
| 1934 | #1,062 | 43 |
| 1933 | #973 | 50 |
| 1932 | #1,097 | 42 |
| 1931 | #1,104 | 41 |
| 1930 | #926 | 62 |
| 1929 | #1,119 | 43 |
| 1928 | #1,085 | 48 |
| 1927 | #1,139 | 45 |
| 1926 | #1,115 | 46 |
| 1925 | #1,119 | 47 |
| 1924 | #1,151 | 46 |
| 1923 | #1,084 | 49 |
| 1922 | #1,309 | 36 |
| 1921 | #1,017 | 54 |
| 1920 | #1,087 | 47 |
| 1919 | #1,133 | 42 |
| 1918 | #1,102 | 44 |
| 1917 | #986 | 50 |
| 1916 | #831 | 66 |
| 1915 | #874 | 56 |
| 1914 | #1,003 | 35 |
| 1913 | #961 | 31 |
| 1912 | #770 | 42 |
| 1911 | #1,372 | 12 |
| 1910 | #1,171 | 15 |
| 1909 | #1,104 | 14 |
| 1908 | #849 | 21 |
| 1907 | #775 | 23 |
| 1906 | #1,002 | 14 |
| 1905 | #1,093 | 12 |
| 1904 | #1,092 | 11 |
| 1903 | #1,204 | 9 |
| 1902 | #849 | 17 |
| 1901 | #918 | 13 |
| 1900 | #1,053 | 13 |
| 1899 | #1,034 | 10 |
| 1898 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,167 | 8 |
| 1896 | #1,213 | 8 |
| 1895 | #893 | 13 |
| 1894 | #1,237 | 7 |
| 1893 | #1,175 | 7 |
| 1892 | #1,450 | 5 |
| 1891 | — | |
| 1890 | — | |
| 1889 | #950 | 8 |
| 1888 | #959 | 8 |
| 1887 | — | |
| 1886 | #1,108 | 5 |
| 1885 | — | |
| 1884 | — | |
| 1883 | — | |
| 1882 | — | |
| 1881 | — | |
| 1880 | — | |
First appearance
1886
The first year at least five girls were named Noma! It came in at #1,108, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1886–1887, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Noma is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Noma in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
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Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1972
- Biggest jump: 602 spots in 1912
- Biggest drop: 355 spots in 1903
Rise & fade · girls
26 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1886
- Peaked 1912 at #770 (42 births)
- Births halved by 1942, 30 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 14 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 14 yrs · run 1915–1917
Share of babies · girls
1 in 13,289
- Highest: 1 in 13,289 girls born in 1912 were named Noma (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 304,249 girls born in 1972 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 24.3% of all girls named Noma (461) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 21 | #950 (1889) | #1,006 |
| 1890s | 58 | #893 (1895) | #1,167 |
| 1900s | 147 | #775 (1907) | #994 |
| 1910s | 393 | #770 (1912) | #1,020 |
| 1920s | 461 | #1,017 (1921) | #1,123 |
| 1930s | 403 | #926 (1930) | #1,168 |
| 1940s | 216 | #1,518 (1940) | #1,948 |
| 1950s | 153 | #2,116 (1951) | #3,081 |
| 1960s | 38 | #4,773 (1960) | #5,772 |
| 1970s | 5 | #8,292 (1972) | #8,292 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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