Given name

Nonnie

“the ninth-born child”

Nonnie is used as a given name. One Latin interpretation is “the ninth-born child.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Latin interpretation is “the ninth-born child.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1887. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Nonnie through the years

Babies since 1880
743
0 boys · 743 girls
Most popular year
1919
25 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
02040601900192019401960198020002025Highest share 18870.0
Nonnie in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1887–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 1978. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 25 in 1919. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 331 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Nonnie’s family of names

Nonnie has a related form in Nona. Nonnie has a related form in Noni. Nonnie has a related form in Nonie.

Walk Nonnie’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 12

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

People named Nonnie

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Latin

Longina

Longina is a given name from Latin. It is used in Polish.

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>99% girls

Latin · Old-fashioned

Neva

“from the place covered with snow”

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>99% girls

Latin

Leonia

“having the strength of a lion”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Old High German

Othelia

“wealth, riches”

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>99% girls

Latin · Old-fashioned

Ora

“one who prays to God”

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5% boys · 95% girls

Latin

Hilja

“quiet”

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>99% girls

Etruscan

Modena

Modena is a surname from Latin, ultimately from Etruscan. It is used in Italian.

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Latin

Sista

“sixth”

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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