Nona

Nona: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “ninth”
Origin: Latin
Say it: NO-nuh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

From Latin Nona, 'ninth,' also the name of a Roman goddess associated with pregnancy and fate. In Italian nona is also the word for 'grandmother,' but that is not the personal name's original etymology.

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How popular is Nona?

20244.5 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Nona in 202415

Peak year1899

Total US babies since 188016,696

Nona is steady now but far below its 1899 peak.

Names like Nona

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Nona questions

What does the name Nona mean?

Nona means "ninth". It comes from Latin. From Latin Nona, 'ninth,' also the name of a Roman goddess associated with pregnancy and fate. In Italian nona is also the word for 'grandmother,' but that is not the personal name's original etymology.

Is Nona a boy or girl name?

Nona is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Nona?

15 US babies were named Nona in 2024. Its peak year was 1899.

How do you pronounce Nona?

Nona is usually pronounced NO-nuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.