Numa
The Story of Numa
As a girl name
Numa first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2000, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2003: 13 births, good for #7,998 nationwide. About 48% of every Numa on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Numa last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 11 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 92 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Numa as a boy name dates back to 1913, when 5 babies received it. 1915 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Numa — #2,184 in the national rankings. About 35% of every Numa on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Numa last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 165 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Numa
Numa is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 165 births in the dataset. Numa's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #2,184. Use the chart and map above to compare Numa'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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