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Girl name#1,031 of girl names

Nona

Pronounced N AA1 N AA0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 1950
  • 145 years in use
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How popular is Nona?

Nona is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 16,696 children — the 1,031st most common girls' name on record.

It is still recorded, but barely: 237 births across the past decade, against a peak of 360 in a single year. That peak was in 1950.

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Characteristics

  • Alliterative
  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
N AA1 N AA0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Nona

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Nona

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Nona?
Nona ranks 1,031st among girls' names in US records, with 16,696 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 237.
Is Nona a unisex name?
No. Nona is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Nona most popular?
1950, when 360 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.