Noy
Origin
Lao
Syllables
1
Peak era
1970s
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
little one; the archetypal Lao call-name. Like Thai, Lao pairs a formal multi-syllable name with a short everyday nickname, and Noy is so widely used that many Lao American women go by it in every setting, whatever the birth certificate says
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890speak 1970s2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Noy peaked in the 1970s.
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