No
The Story of No
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of No as a girl name dates back to 1998, when 5 babies received it. 2010 was its biggest year on record, with 7 newborns named No — #13,446 in the national rankings. About 58% of every No on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. No last appeared in the published SSA data in 2010, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 12 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of No as a boy name dates back to 2010, when 6 babies received it. 2010 was its biggest year on record, with 6 newborns named No — #10,765 in the national rankings. No last appeared in the published SSA data in 2010, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 6 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name No
No is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 12 births in the dataset. No's peak popularity came in 2010 when it ranked #13,446. Use the chart and map above to compare No's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.