Nola
#821 for girls in 2025, 331 births · Last seen for boys in 1926 at #2,904
Given to girls >99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1894 · 118 births
- Debut · girls
- 23 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 26,262since 1880
Nola over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Nola has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #821 | 331 | — | |
| 2024 | #762 | 369 | — | |
| 2023 | #739 | 381 | — | |
| 2022 | #625 | 472 | — | |
| 2021 | #595 | 503 | — | |
| 2020 | #553 | 537 | — | |
| 2019 | #605 | 500 | — | |
| 2018 | #643 | 461 | — | |
| 2017 | #744 | 379 | — | |
| 2016 | #818 | 350 | — | |
| 2015 | #769 | 368 | — | |
| 2014 | #804 | 348 | — | |
| 2013 | #776 | 350 | — | |
| 2012 | #804 | 334 | — | |
| 2011 | #893 | 292 | — | |
| 2010 | #856 | 314 | — | |
| 2009 | #953 | 280 | — | |
| 2008 | #916 | 299 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,027 | 257 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,197 | 202 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,855 | 104 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,100 | 86 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,167 | 80 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,605 | 59 | — | |
| 2001 | #3,142 | 44 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,854 | 50 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,374 | 37 | — | |
| 1998 | #3,730 | 31 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,224 | 36 | — | |
| 1996 | #3,361 | 34 | — | |
| 1995 | #3,670 | 29 | — | |
| 1994 | #3,448 | 32 | — | |
| 1993 | #3,422 | 32 | — | |
| 1992 | #4,088 | 25 | — | |
| 1991 | #4,059 | 25 | — | |
| 1990 | #4,120 | 24 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,931 | 37 | — | |
| 1988 | #3,805 | 24 | — | |
| 1987 | #2,612 | 38 | — | |
| 1986 | #3,054 | 30 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,749 | 34 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,299 | 42 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,751 | 61 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,720 | 65 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,985 | 53 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,486 | 38 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,832 | 58 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,690 | 62 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,621 | 65 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,912 | 47 | — | |
| 1975 | #2,136 | 40 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,100 | 39 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,309 | 33 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,093 | 37 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,473 | 69 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,505 | 66 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,250 | 80 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,347 | 68 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,360 | 65 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,050 | 99 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,089 | 92 | — | |
| 1964 | #888 | 137 | — | |
| 1963 | #980 | 118 | — | |
| 1962 | #867 | 148 | — | |
| 1961 | #848 | 155 | — | |
| 1960 | #789 | 168 | — | |
| 1959 | #627 | 252 | — | |
| 1958 | #850 | 144 | — | |
| 1957 | #802 | 159 | — | |
| 1956 | #669 | 206 | — | |
| 1955 | #671 | 195 | — | |
| 1954 | #588 | 236 | — | |
| 1953 | #545 | 255 | — | |
| 1952 | #559 | 240 | — | |
| 1951 | #528 | 249 | — | |
| 1950 | #520 | 247 | — | |
| 1949 | #556 | 223 | — | |
| 1948 | #578 | 210 | — | |
| 1947 | #527 | 252 | — | |
| 1946 | #527 | 222 | — | |
| 1945 | #473 | 231 | — | |
| 1944 | #458 | 245 | — | |
| 1943 | #431 | 291 | — | |
| 1942 | #456 | 263 | — | |
| 1941 | #411 | 279 | — | |
| 1940 | #424 | 259 | — | |
| 1939 | #408 | 273 | — | |
| 1938 | #350 | 337 | — | |
| 1937 | #378 | 294 | — | |
| 1936 | #366 | 300 | — | |
| 1935 | #375 | 286 | — | |
| 1934 | #360 | 307 | — | |
| 1933 | #384 | 281 | — | |
| 1932 | #370 | 301 | — | |
| 1931 | #370 | 300 | — | |
| 1930 | #381 | 322 | — | |
| 1929 | #371 | 328 | — | |
| 1928 | #376 | 330 | — | |
| 1927 | #357 | 361 | — | |
| 1926 | #417 | 268 | #2,904 | 9 |
| 1925 | #414 | 279 | — | |
| 1924 | #378 | 320 | — | |
| 1923 | #375 | 312 | — | |
| 1922 | #361 | 335 | — | |
| 1921 | #374 | 324 | — | |
| 1920 | #378 | 306 | — | |
| 1919 | #347 | 343 | — | |
| 1918 | #325 | 390 | — | |
| 1917 | #358 | 307 | — | |
| 1916 | #355 | 301 | — | |
| 1915 | #334 | 320 | — | |
| 1914 | #348 | 227 | — | |
| 1913 | #337 | 205 | — | |
| 1912 | #316 | 211 | — | |
| 1911 | #306 | 168 | — | |
| 1910 | #306 | 158 | — | |
| 1909 | #275 | 172 | — | |
| 1908 | #295 | 144 | — | |
| 1907 | #293 | 142 | — | |
| 1906 | #294 | 125 | — | |
| 1905 | #296 | 127 | — | |
| 1904 | #265 | 140 | — | |
| 1903 | #271 | 131 | — | |
| 1902 | #272 | 131 | — | |
| 1901 | #313 | 93 | — | |
| 1900 | #288 | 129 | — | |
| 1899 | #281 | 106 | — | |
| 1898 | #277 | 122 | — | |
| 1897 | #341 | 74 | — | |
| 1896 | #276 | 108 | — | |
| 1895 | #265 | 111 | — | |
| 1894 | #249 | 118 | — | |
| 1893 | #278 | 90 | — | |
| 1892 | #336 | 62 | — | |
| 1891 | #282 | 78 | — | |
| 1890 | #326 | 60 | — | |
| 1889 | #285 | 69 | — | |
| 1888 | #327 | 54 | — | |
| 1887 | #287 | 55 | — | |
| 1886 | #289 | 51 | — | |
| 1885 | #324 | 39 | — | |
| 1884 | #337 | 34 | — | |
| 1883 | #324 | 30 | — | |
| 1882 | #290 | 37 | — | |
| 1881 | #279 | 32 | — | |
| 1880 | #333 | 23 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Nola was already there! It came in at #333, and was given to 23 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1881, when fewer than 33 girls a year got the name.
Where Nola is popular in 2016
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Tennessee#355 · 1 in 1,552
- Louisiana#425 · 1 in 1,749
- Minnesota#489 · 1 in 2,231
- Missouri#526 · 1 in 2,466
- Connecticut#527 · 1 in 2,465
Best ever in a state: #52 in Utah, 1930.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | #355 | 20 | 1 in 1,552 |
| Louisiana | #425 | 12 | 1 in 1,749 |
| Minnesota | #489 | 11 | 1 in 2,231 |
| Missouri | #526 | 11 | 1 in 2,466 |
| Connecticut | #527 | 5 | 1 in 2,465 |
| Michigan | #533 | 16 | 1 in 2,629 |
| Mississippi | #553 | 5 | 1 in 2,219 |
| Virginia | #553 | 14 | 1 in 2,653 |
| Massachusetts | #559 | 9 | 1 in 2,831 |
| Indiana | #574 | 11 | 1 in 2,754 |
| South Carolina | #576 | 7 | 1 in 2,551 |
| North Carolina | #605 | 15 | 1 in 3,021 |
| Wisconsin | #608 | 8 | 1 in 2,913 |
| Kansas | #615 | 5 | 1 in 2,522 |
| Kentucky | #642 | 6 | 1 in 3,043 |
| Oregon | #669 | 5 | 1 in 3,040 |
| Pennsylvania | #763 | 12 | 1 in 4,321 |
| Ohio | #765 | 12 | 1 in 4,339 |
| Maryland | #777 | 6 | 1 in 4,007 |
| Alabama | #781 | 5 | 1 in 3,875 |
| Washington | #869 | 7 | 1 in 4,592 |
| New York | #873 | 18 | 1 in 4,991 |
| Florida | #894 | 17 | 1 in 5,101 |
| Illinois | #915 | 11 | 1 in 5,239 |
| Georgia | #995 | 9 | 1 in 5,339 |
| California | #1,096 | 28 | 1 in 7,276 |
| Texas | #1,621 | 14 | 1 in 11,950 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Falling
- 59 spots since 2024 (#762 → #821)
- 268 spots since 2020 (#553 → #821)
- 52 spots since 2015 (#769 → #821)
- Biggest jump: 223 spots in 1959 (#850 → #627)
- Biggest drop: 201 spots in 1965 (#888 → #1,089)
Rise & fade · girls
14 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1894 at #249 (118 births)
- Births halved by 1972, 78 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 103 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 103 yrs · run 1880–1964
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,889
- Highest: 1 in 1,889 girls born in 1894 were named Nola (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 4,856 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 14.1% of all girls named Nola (3,696) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 424 | #279 (1881) | #308 |
| 1890s | 929 | #249 (1894) | #291 |
| 1900s | 1,334 | #265 (1904) | #286 |
| 1910s | 2,630 | #306 (1911) | #333 |
| 1920s | 3,163 | #357 (1927) | #380 |
| 1930s | 3,001 | #350 (1938) | #374 |
| 1940s | 2,475 | #411 (1941) | #484 |
| 1950s | 2,183 | #520 (1950) | #636 |
| 1960s | 1,130 | #789 (1960) | #1,047 |
| 1970s | 516 | #1,473 (1971) | #1,867 |
| 1980s | 422 | #1,720 (1982) | #2,539 |
| 1990s | 305 | #3,224 (1997) | #3,650 |
| 2000s | 1,461 | #916 (2008) | #1,882 |
| 2010s | 3,696 | #605 (2019) | #771 |
| 2020s | 2,593 | #553 (2020) | #683 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Nola in 2016
girls
#818
350 births · 1 in 5,063 girls
Top girls' names in 2016
More about 2016
girls
1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 5,063 of them was named Nola, which outranked 95.7% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).