Nona

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A few things about Nona you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Nona

Nona Gaprindashvili

Soviet chess player

Choose Nona and your child shares a first name with Nona Gaprindashvili, a Soviet chess player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Nona, like who?” Nona Gaprindashvili's Wikipedia article is available in 63 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 133,333 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Nona, 12 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Nona would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryNona has been in use since at least 1880, the first year US birth records were kept. That's 145 years of Nonas, and counting.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1881, when it ranked #262. Today it's #8,362, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendNona has slipped 1,439 places over the last five years and now sits at #8,362. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn Latin, Nona means “ninth”. Our records link it to Hindu, Indian and Latin roots.

About the name Nona

Nona is a girl name of Hindu, Indian and Latin origin meaning “ninth”. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, starting with N and ending in “-ona”. US birth records list Nona for girls from 1880 to 2025, in 146 of those 146 years. Its best year was 1881, when it ranked #262 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #8,362, with 12 babies.

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