Nolan

Where Nolan comes from

Anglicized from Irish Ó Nualláin (literally “descendant of Nuallán”), diminutive of nuall (“chariot-fighter, champion”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Nolan
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1881
    First appearance
    #866 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1943
    Nolan Bushnell born
    American entrepreneur
  3. 1998
    Nolan Gould born
    American actor
  4. 2023
    Peak, #57
    5,129 babies named Nolan — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Nolan Bushnell · American entrepreneur, born 1943
  • Nolan Gould · American actor, born 1998
  • Nolan North · American voice actor, born 1970
  • Nolan Roux · French association football player, born 1988
  • Nolan Gerard Funk · Canadian actor, singer and model, born 1986

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.