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Not

NAHT /nɑt/

At a glance

In short
Not is a unique and uncommon English name pronounced as NAHT (/nɑt/). With no known variations, it offers a distinctive choice for baby boys.
U.S. rank 2025
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 2008 (#12,553)
Babies in 2008
5 (<0.01% of boys)
Peak
#7,560 in 1998
First recorded
1998

Meaning of Not

Not is a unique and uncommon name of English origin. It is pronounced as NAHT (/nɑt/) and has no known variations. While not widely used, Not has been given to a small number of baby boys in Arizona, with 7 occurrences in 1998, ranking at 546. The name Not does not have any specific cultural or historical associations, making it a blank canvas for parents looking for a distinctive and unconventional name for their son.

How to pronounce Not

Popularity of Not in the U.S.

Not was last recorded in the U.S. in 2008, ranked #12,553 with 5 babies. It peaked at #7,560 in 1998. It first appears in the records in 1998.

Bar and line chart: Not in the U.S., 1998–2008. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 7 in 1998 and 5 in 2008. Line: rank among boy names, peak #7,560 in 1998, #12,553 in 2008.
  • Boys named Not (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1998–2008. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1998⁠–⁠2008 2 rows
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2008512,553back
199877,560new