Given name & surname · also Hawaiian
Noma
“one who sets an example”·“a farmer”
Noma is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one who sets an example” and “a farmer”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who sets an example” and “a farmer”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Hawaiian and African naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1886. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Noma through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,895
- 0 boys · 1,895 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 66 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1972. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 66 in 1916. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 765 as a first name in 2020; 152 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Noma’s family of names
Noma has a related form in Nomah. Noma has a related form in Nomma. Noma has a related form in Nommah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
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>99% girls
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