Is Noma a boy or girl name?

Noma is a girl’s name. Of the 1,895 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Noma

Recorded 1886–1972 · United States

Noma was most popular in 1916, when 66 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,550 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,895 people named Noma.

Noma over time

Births per year. The dot marks Noma’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Noma a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Noma is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,895 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Noma

Where Noma is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org