ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 👧As Girl Name 1998 First Year 2010 Last Year 2010 Peak Year #13446 Peak Rank 12 Total Count 2 Years Active 👦As Boy Name 2010 First Year 2010 Last Year 2010 Peak Year #10765 Peak Rank 6 Total Count 1 Years Active Advertisement 📖 ## 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 Girls Boys ## Popularity by State 👧 Girls 👦 Boys ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🎶 ## Names that sound like No Phonetically similar names — useful when No is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * Know * Kno * [Noe](/noe) * Knoe * Knowe * [Nau](/nau) * Noh * Nno * Gnow * Gno * Neault * Mno Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about No What does the name No mean? No is a girl's name that has been used in U.S. records since 1998\. Behind the Name doesn't list a specific etymology, but the name has remained in use across multiple decades. How popular is No in 2026? In 2026, No ranks #13,446 among girls' names in the U.S., with 7 babies given the name that year. When was No most popular? No reached its peak popularity in 2010, ranking #13,446 that year with 7 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is No most popular? No has historically been most popular in Arizona, New York. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named No. Is No a unisex name? Yes — No is used for both girls and boys in U.S. records, with about 67% of Nos assigned female and 33% assigned male historically. What names go well with No? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with No include Vaughan, Mette, Arceli. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. ## Similar Names ### 👧 Similar Girl Names [👧VaughanPeak #13446](/vaughan)[👧MettePeak #13446](/mette)[👧ArceliPeak #13446](/arceli)[👧SeinaPeak #13446](/seina) ### 👦 Similar Boy Names [👦EijiPeak #10765](/eiji)[👦SavielPeak #10765](/saviel)[👦GeancarloPeak #10765](/geancarlo)[👦JakendrickPeak #10765](/jakendrick) Advertisement ## 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. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 2010 → ](/year/2010) * [ Names of the 2010s → ](/decade/2010s) * [ Names starting with "N" → ](/letter/n) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) * [ Browse unisex names → ](/names/unisex) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). 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. Advertisement