unisex name

Nonna

  • Origin Russian
  • Gender Unisex
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 118

Nonna is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 83% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 1966 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Nonna is a name of Russian origin.
  • Peaked in 1957, when 10 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1930.

Nonna over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1930s to 1960s. The striped bar is the 1960s, still in progress — it covers 1960 to 1966, not a full ten years.

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Births named Nonna by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1930s 19
1940s 30
1950s 29
1960s (to 1966) 20

How popular is Nonna?

In 1966, Nonna was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Nonna is used

United States #5,649 7 in 1966
France #6,531 5 in 2020

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Nonna

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Nonna also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Nonna over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Nonna

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Nonna — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Nonna

How popular is the name Nonna?

In 1966, Nonna was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Nonna a girl's or a boy's name?

Nonna is used for both girls and boys. About 83% of recorded births with this name are girls.

When was Nonna most popular?

Nonna peaked in 1957, when 10 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.