No
The Story of No
As a girl name
No first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1998, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 7 Nos were born — ranking #13,446 that year. As of 2026, No ranks #13,446 for girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 12 Nos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
No first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2010, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2010, when 6 Nos were born — ranking #10,765 that year. As of 2026, No ranks #10,765 for boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 6 Nos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through 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 .
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