Nohea
Nohea is a genus of fungi in the family Halosphaeriaceae. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Nohea umiumi.
Meaning & Origin of Nohea
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nohea is a genus of fungi in the family Halosphaeriaceae. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Nohea umiumi.
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The Story of Nohea
As a girl name
Nohea first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1983, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2016: 18 births, good for #6,662 nationwide. About 49% of every Nohea on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Nohea last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 170 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Nohea on the record books as a boy name in 1999, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 7 Noheas were born — ranking #9,654 that year. About 31% of every Nohea on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Nohea last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 42 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Nohea
Nohea is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 170 births in the dataset. Nohea's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #6,662. Use the chart and map above to compare Nohea'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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