Fun Facts About the Name Nona
- More than 16 thousand babies named Nona: U.S. records list 16,708 babies given the name Nona from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Nona Mean?
Nona comes from Latin nona, the feminine form of nonus, meaning "ninth." In the Roman world it was used for a girl born in the ninth month or on the ninth day, following the custom of naming a child for birth order or timing.
In Roman religion, Nona was one of the three Parcae, the Fates, together with Decima and Morta. She was associated with spinning the thread of life and with the ninth month of pregnancy, so the name's literal sense and its mythological role both rest on the number nine.
A separate word, Spanish nona and Italian nonna, means "grandmother" and is used as a familiar form of address. That everyday sense is not the source of the Latin name's meaning.
Nona Name History & Origins
The name is Latin in origin and was used in the Roman world, where it was tied to the number nine. Roman tradition made Nona one of the Parcae, the three goddesses of fate, alongside Decima and Morta, and Roman writers linked her with the ninth month of pregnancy.
The name continued in use in Europe after the Roman period. It is a familiar female given name in Georgia, borne by figures such as the chess champion Nona Gaprindashvili.
In modern literature, Nona is the title character of a short story in Stephen King's 1985 collection Skeleton Crew, a use of the name that long postdates its Roman and European history.
How Popular is the Name Nona?
Nona recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1950. Its best rank was #266 in 1881.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,725 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2024 | #7,476 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #6,850 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2022 | #5,429 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2021 | #5,514 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2020 | #7,136 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2019 | #4,865 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 2018 | #5,416 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2017 | #4,898 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2016 | #4,061 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2015 | #5,419 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2014 | #4,992 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2013 | #5,442 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2012 | #6,281 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2011 | #6,093 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2010 | #6,329 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2009 | #6,251 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2008 | #7,323 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #6,267 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2006 | #6,076 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 2005 | #8,723 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2004 | #5,336 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2003 | #8,920 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #6,060 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2001 | #6,011 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2000 | #12,783 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #7,594 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1998 | #5,080 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1997 | #5,166 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1996 | #5,011 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1995 | #5,615 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1994 | #5,632 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1993 | #5,861 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1992 | #4,646 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1991 | #4,761 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1990 | #5,469 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1989 | #5,476 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1988 | #4,608 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1987 | #3,942 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1986 | #3,981 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1985 | #4,087 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1984 | #4,115 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1983 | #2,541 | 36 | 0.0022% |
| 1982 | #3,613 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 1981 | #2,832 | 32 | 0.0019% |
| 1980 | #2,379 | 41 | 0.0025% |
| 1979 | #2,563 | 36 | 0.0022% |
| 1978 | #2,915 | 28 | 0.0018% |
| 1977 | #2,018 | 48 | 0.0031% |
| 1976 | #1,958 | 46 | 0.0031% |
| 1975 | #2,014 | 44 | 0.0030% |
| 1974 | #1,574 | 61 | 0.0042% |
| 1973 | #1,875 | 45 | 0.0031% |
| 1972 | #1,465 | 66 | 0.0043% |
| 1971 | #1,437 | 73 | 0.0044% |
| 1970 | #1,313 | 82 | 0.0047% |
| 1969 | #1,239 | 82 | 0.0049% |
| 1968 | #1,276 | 75 | 0.0046% |
| 1967 | #1,065 | 96 | 0.0058% |
| 1966 | #1,259 | 74 | 0.0044% |
| 1965 | #1,165 | 85 | 0.0048% |
| 1964 | #902 | 134 | 0.0071% |
| 1963 | #981 | 118 | 0.0061% |
| 1962 | #921 | 133 | 0.0068% |
| 1961 | #942 | 132 | 0.0065% |
| 1960 | #794 | 168 | 0.0083% |
| 1959 | #739 | 190 | 0.0094% |
| 1958 | #737 | 181 | 0.0090% |
| 1957 | #696 | 206 | 0.0101% |
| 1956 | #657 | 214 | 0.0107% |
| 1955 | #666 | 197 | 0.0101% |
| 1954 | #574 | 245 | 0.0126% |
| 1953 | #526 | 268 | 0.0142% |
| 1952 | #528 | 259 | 0.0140% |
| 1951 | #471 | 314 | 0.0174% |
| 1950 | #424 | 360 | 0.0210% |
| 1949 | #550 | 232 | 0.0136% |
| 1948 | #546 | 230 | 0.0135% |
| 1947 | #573 | 223 | 0.0126% |
| 1946 | #546 | 210 | 0.0134% |
| 1945 | #509 | 209 | 0.0160% |
| 1944 | #533 | 186 | 0.0140% |
| 1943 | #542 | 192 | 0.0138% |
| 1942 | #479 | 237 | 0.0175% |
| 1941 | #477 | 216 | 0.0179% |
| 1940 | #437 | 243 | 0.0213% |
| 1939 | #442 | 233 | 0.0212% |
| 1938 | #410 | 269 | 0.0244% |
| 1937 | #407 | 252 | 0.0237% |
| 1936 | #394 | 260 | 0.0250% |
| 1935 | #412 | 250 | 0.0238% |
| 1934 | #361 | 306 | 0.0293% |
| 1933 | #387 | 278 | 0.0276% |
| 1932 | #404 | 262 | 0.0246% |
| 1931 | #398 | 269 | 0.0253% |
| 1930 | #391 | 302 | 0.0268% |
| 1929 | #424 | 248 | 0.0222% |
| 1928 | #414 | 271 | 0.0235% |
| 1927 | #429 | 259 | 0.0217% |
| 1926 | #400 | 294 | 0.0248% |
| 1925 | #430 | 257 | 0.0211% |
| 1924 | #428 | 271 | 0.0217% |
| 1923 | #405 | 275 | 0.0228% |
| 1922 | #414 | 255 | 0.0212% |
| 1921 | #397 | 290 | 0.0235% |
| 1920 | #421 | 251 | 0.0209% |
| 1919 | #426 | 235 | 0.0208% |
| 1918 | #392 | 280 | 0.0242% |
| 1917 | #387 | 266 | 0.0246% |
| 1916 | #391 | 254 | 0.0243% |
| 1915 | #388 | 242 | 0.0246% |
| 1914 | #388 | 188 | 0.0247% |
| 1913 | #365 | 175 | 0.0280% |
| 1912 | #381 | 146 | 0.0262% |
| 1911 | #411 | 96 | 0.0229% |
| 1910 | #339 | 135 | 0.0340% |
| 1909 | #399 | 84 | 0.0242% |
| 1908 | #382 | 90 | 0.0269% |
| 1907 | #352 | 101 | 0.0317% |
| 1906 | #366 | 85 | 0.0288% |
| 1905 | #331 | 105 | 0.0360% |
| 1904 | #357 | 85 | 0.0309% |
| 1903 | #366 | 77 | 0.0294% |
| 1902 | #337 | 88 | 0.0333% |
| 1901 | #363 | 69 | 0.0288% |
| 1900 | #285 | 132 | 0.0440% |
| 1899 | #288 | 104 | 0.0446% |
| 1898 | #327 | 92 | 0.0356% |
| 1897 | #329 | 80 | 0.0342% |
| 1896 | #339 | 74 | 0.0311% |
| 1895 | #340 | 71 | 0.0304% |
| 1894 | #334 | 70 | 0.0314% |
| 1893 | #326 | 68 | 0.0319% |
| 1892 | #298 | 83 | 0.0391% |
| 1891 | #296 | 71 | 0.0383% |
| 1890 | #293 | 72 | 0.0378% |
| 1889 | #292 | 68 | 0.0381% |
| 1888 | #283 | 69 | 0.0386% |
| 1887 | #363 | 36 | 0.0247% |
| 1886 | #315 | 45 | 0.0311% |
| 1885 | #335 | 38 | 0.0286% |
| 1884 | #381 | 28 | 0.0217% |
| 1883 | #310 | 33 | 0.0294% |
| 1882 | #293 | 37 | 0.0343% |
| 1881 | #266 | 38 | 0.0413% |
| 1880 | #280 | 31 | 0.0341% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Nona Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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