Girl · #5,061 in 2026

Nota

Nota Sports and Racing Cars is an automobile manufacturer in Australia that was established in 1952. Their best-selling car was the Nota Fang, with 105 cars built between 1968 and 1975.

Current Rank
#5,061
Peak Rank
#3,666 (1921)
Total Babies
51
5-Yr Trend
Stable
1912
First Year
1924
Last Year
1921
Peak Year
#3666
Peak Rank
51
Total Count
8
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Nota

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Nota Sports and Racing Cars is an automobile manufacturer in Australia that was established in 1952. Their best-selling car was the Nota Fang, with 105 cars built between 1968 and 1975.

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Origin & history
The company was founded by Guy Buckingham in 1952. He was an aircraft engineer and used his expertise to build triangulated spaceframed sportscars. Possibly Australia's first space-framed cars. In 1958 the company built a series of all-enveloping aluminium streamlined sports cars. First called "Streamliners", and later called "Mazengarbs". Up to 1960 eleven of those were made. In the late 1950s the company produced Formula Junior cars in both front and mid-engined formats. Nota also made a series of specialist monoposto racing cars for the track and hill climbing events. In 1963 the company ma

The Story of Nota

Nota first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 8 Notas were born — ranking #3,666 that year. As of 2026, Nota ranks #5,061 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 51 Notas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Nota

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Frequently Asked Questions about Nota

What does the name Nota mean?
Nota Sports and Racing Cars is an automobile manufacturer in Australia that was established in 1952. Their best-selling car was the Nota Fang, with 105 cars built between 1968 and 1975.
How popular is Nota in 2026?
In 2026, Nota ranks #5,061 among girls' names in the U.S., with 5 babies given the name that year.
When was Nota most popular?
Nota reached its peak popularity in 1921, ranking #3,666 that year with 8 babies given the name.
Is Nota a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Nota is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Nota?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Nota include Lolla, Parrie, Octava. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Nota

Nota is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 51 births in the dataset. Nota's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #3,666. Use the chart and map above to compare Nota'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.