Nona Gaye
There are approximately 1 people named Nona Gaye living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Nona with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Gaye. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Nona
5.5K
Alive today
Named Gaye
1.9K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 5.5K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1950
Average age: 64
Estimated bearers: 1.9K
Rarity: Rare
Census rank: #17,447
Per 100K: 0.55
Top ancestry: Black (80.5%)
First name trend
Nona: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Nona. The peak year was 1950 with 360 births. The average person named Nona today is 64 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Gaye surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Gaye, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Black at 80.5%.
- Black or African American80.5%
- White15.8%
- Two or more races1.7%
- Hispanic or Latino1.4%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Nona has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0016% of the US population, based on 5,473 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Gaye appears at a rate of 0.55 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0006%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Nona Gaye. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people with the surname Gaye
FAQ
Nona Gaye: questions and answers
How many people are named Nona Gaye?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Nona Gaye. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0016%) with the surname frequency (0.55 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Nona Gaye?
We classify Nona Gaye as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Nona a male or female name?
Nona is predominantly female. Out of 16,696 total SSA registrations, 0.0% were male and 100.0% were female. See the full Nona profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.