Numa
Girl · NOO-ma · Latin
Numa is a girls' name of Latin origin. In 2025 it ranked 11,928th for girls in the US (7 babies).
What does Numa mean?
Latin: Roman name of uncertain meaning; as a girl's name sometimes from Arabic
Numa Pompilius was the legendary second king of Rome, credited with founding many of its religious customs.
- Say it
- NOO-ma
Is Numa a girl's or a boy's name?
Numa is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 5 boys in the US.
How popular is Numa in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 8 girls.
Half of all the girls named Numa in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Numa in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1 | #7,491 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 3 | #5,801 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 3 | #4,976 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #3,768 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
How popular is Numa in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #11,928among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 230,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the US were named Numa, making it the 11,928th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2003, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 2000. 5 boys were also named Numa in 2025 (12,003rd for boys).
Half of all the girls named Numa in the US since 1880 were born between 2005 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Numa in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #11,928 |
| 2024 | 11 | #8,941 |
| 2023 | 5 | #15,188 |
| 2022 | 9 | #10,377 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #15,024 |
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