Non
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- NON
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
Non is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “nun”. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies).
What does Non mean?
Latin: Welsh form of Nonna
“nun”
Saint Non was the mother of Saint David, patron saint of Wales; St Non's Well is near St Davids.
Is Non a girl's or a boy's name?
Non is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Non in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,935th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 56% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Non, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,766th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 9 girls.
2025 had more girls named Non than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Non in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Non in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,766 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
Names like Non
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aoibheann, Teagan, Raegan, Bree, Rhiannon, Eireann, Caragh, Caoimhe, Keira, Caitlin, Ffion, Tegan
Names related to Non
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Non: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/non, updated 20 October 2026.