Nosson
Boy · NOH-sun · Hebrew
Nosson is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “he gave”. In 2025 it ranked 3,948th for boys in the US (27 babies).
What does Nosson mean?
Hebrew: Ashkenazi form of Nathan
“he gave”
Ashkenazi pronunciation of Nathan, the prophet who rebuked King David in the Bible.
- Say it
- NOH-sun
Is Nosson a girl's or a boy's name?
Nosson is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 27 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Nosson in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 12 boys.
Half of all the boys named Nosson in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nosson in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 12 | #1,901 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 3 | #4,615 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #3,043 |
How popular is Nosson in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,948among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 27about 1 in 63,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 27% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 27 boys in the US were named Nosson, making it the 3,948th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,979th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 58 boys. It first appears in the records in 1983.
Half of all the boys named Nosson in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nosson in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | #3,948 |
| 2024 | 25 | #4,197 |
| 2023 | 36 | #3,291 |
| 2022 | 29 | #3,772 |
| 2021 | 19 | #4,932 |
| 2020 | 39 | #2,979 |
| 2019 | 39 | #3,050 |
| 2018 | 42 | #2,847 |
| 2017 | 29 | #3,674 |
| 2016 | 36 | #3,160 |
| 2015 | 34 | #3,298 |
| 2014 | 40 | #2,883 |
| 2013 | 41 | #2,802 |
| 2012 | 58 | #2,237 |
| 2011 | 40 | #2,903 |
| 2010 | 20 | #4,676 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 19 | #4,897 |
| 2007 | 25 | #4,009 |
| 2006 | 18 | #4,861 |
| 2005 | 23 | #3,937 |
| 2004 | 12 | #6,132 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 10 | #6,515 |
| 2001 | 14 | #5,135 |
| 2000 | 27 | #3,144 |
| 1999 | 35 | #2,506 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,193 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #9,008 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 8 | #4,962 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
| 1983 | 7 | #4,904 |
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