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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Noma

Noma was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1912, when it ranked 778th; the most babies were born in 1916 (66). More babies were named Noma in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
191666 babies
Total since 1880
1,895babies recorded

Noma popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#5,0578
1950#2,74415
1940#1,54226
1930#93462
1920#1,09947
1910#1,19615
1900#1,09113
1890——
1880——

How popular is Noma, counting every spelling?

Noma has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Noma?

About 400 people born in the US named Noma are alive today, with a median age of 78; half are between 72 and 86. That makes Noma a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Noma by state

How common Noma was among girls born in each state in 1914–1918, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Oklahoma (4.4×), Texas (3.8×). In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesMO0.04Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesOK0.22Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesAL0.04Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesTX0.19Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Noma, girls, 1914–1918. Darker means more common.

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Questions about the name Noma

How popular is the name Noma?

Noma was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1912, when it ranked 778th; the most babies were born in 1916 (66). More babies were named Noma in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Noma a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,895 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Noma most popular?

In 1914–1918, Noma was most common in Oklahoma (0.22 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Alabama.