Nolan
#6,116 for girls in 2025, 19 births · #65 for boys in 2025, 4,846 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2023 · 5,129 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 15 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 135,505since 1881
Nolan over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #6,116 | 19 | #65 | 4,846 |
| 2024 | #4,669 | 29 | #64 | 4,900 |
| 2023 | #4,191 | 34 | #57 | 5,129 |
| 2022 | #4,907 | 27 | #65 | 4,928 |
| 2021 | #4,090 | 35 | #60 | 5,354 |
| 2020 | #4,648 | 28 | #61 | 5,200 |
| 2019 | #4,006 | 36 | #65 | 5,403 |
| 2018 | #4,662 | 29 | #65 | 5,629 |
| 2017 | #4,811 | 28 | #67 | 5,400 |
| 2016 | #5,622 | 23 | #67 | 5,634 |
| 2015 | #6,721 | 18 | #71 | 5,739 |
| 2014 | #6,207 | 20 | #81 | 5,210 |
| 2013 | #8,135 | 14 | #86 | 4,745 |
| 2012 | #9,109 | 12 | #89 | 4,427 |
| 2011 | #7,436 | 16 | #92 | 4,169 |
| 2010 | #9,231 | 12 | #104 | 3,689 |
| 2009 | #11,459 | 9 | #122 | 3,437 |
| 2008 | #10,807 | 10 | #131 | 3,151 |
| 2007 | #8,098 | 15 | #133 | 3,171 |
| 2006 | #12,420 | 8 | #146 | 2,839 |
| 2005 | #13,010 | 7 | #149 | 2,719 |
| 2004 | #6,216 | 19 | #161 | 2,489 |
| 2003 | #9,671 | 10 | #175 | 2,217 |
| 2002 | #11,108 | 8 | #172 | 2,232 |
| 2001 | #12,056 | 7 | #180 | 2,093 |
| 2000 | — | #182 | 2,026 | |
| 1999 | — | #211 | 1,623 | |
| 1998 | — | #233 | 1,365 | |
| 1997 | #13,724 | 5 | #235 | 1,311 |
| 1996 | #10,567 | 7 | #257 | 1,106 |
| 1995 | — | #263 | 1,066 | |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #260 | 1,112 |
| 1993 | — | #250 | 1,143 | |
| 1992 | — | #246 | 1,165 | |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | #257 | 1,054 |
| 1990 | #11,409 | 6 | #302 | 846 |
| 1989 | — | #365 | 617 | |
| 1988 | #9,244 | 7 | #388 | 509 |
| 1987 | — | #395 | 480 | |
| 1986 | #7,749 | 8 | #384 | 480 |
| 1985 | #6,457 | 10 | #379 | 478 |
| 1984 | — | #352 | 520 | |
| 1983 | #9,015 | 6 | #379 | 449 |
| 1982 | — | #397 | 423 | |
| 1981 | — | #418 | 393 | |
| 1980 | — | #465 | 329 | |
| 1979 | — | #521 | 262 | |
| 1978 | — | #508 | 257 | |
| 1977 | — | #566 | 218 | |
| 1976 | — | #571 | 202 | |
| 1975 | — | #569 | 201 | |
| 1974 | — | #622 | 167 | |
| 1973 | — | #593 | 175 | |
| 1972 | — | #666 | 145 | |
| 1971 | — | #579 | 199 | |
| 1970 | — | #606 | 180 | |
| 1969 | — | #628 | 158 | |
| 1968 | — | #626 | 146 | |
| 1967 | — | #666 | 126 | |
| 1966 | — | #591 | 161 | |
| 1965 | — | #702 | 112 | |
| 1964 | — | #611 | 164 | |
| 1963 | — | #627 | 155 | |
| 1962 | — | #651 | 141 | |
| 1961 | — | #619 | 165 | |
| 1960 | — | #608 | 166 | |
| 1959 | — | #575 | 185 | |
| 1958 | — | #574 | 182 | |
| 1957 | — | #568 | 185 | |
| 1956 | — | #530 | 198 | |
| 1955 | — | #517 | 199 | |
| 1954 | — | #509 | 203 | |
| 1953 | — | #510 | 190 | |
| 1952 | — | #474 | 214 | |
| 1951 | — | #493 | 189 | |
| 1950 | — | #449 | 215 | |
| 1949 | — | #450 | 219 | |
| 1948 | — | #451 | 217 | |
| 1947 | — | #476 | 198 | |
| 1946 | — | #458 | 192 | |
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | #450 | 174 |
| 1944 | — | #422 | 207 | |
| 1943 | — | #435 | 207 | |
| 1942 | — | #446 | 192 | |
| 1941 | — | #439 | 176 | |
| 1940 | — | #383 | 221 | |
| 1939 | — | #398 | 205 | |
| 1938 | — | #403 | 198 | |
| 1937 | — | #419 | 183 | |
| 1936 | — | #433 | 166 | |
| 1935 | — | #397 | 188 | |
| 1934 | — | #400 | 189 | |
| 1933 | — | #425 | 167 | |
| 1932 | — | #408 | 190 | |
| 1931 | — | #449 | 156 | |
| 1930 | — | #438 | 180 | |
| 1929 | — | #491 | 142 | |
| 1928 | — | #485 | 157 | |
| 1927 | — | #464 | 174 | |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #463 | 168 |
| 1925 | — | #479 | 161 | |
| 1924 | — | #483 | 164 | |
| 1923 | — | #460 | 177 | |
| 1922 | — | #457 | 183 | |
| 1921 | — | #446 | 191 | |
| 1920 | — | #485 | 157 | |
| 1919 | — | #490 | 149 | |
| 1918 | — | #527 | 132 | |
| 1917 | — | #466 | 149 | |
| 1916 | #3,552 | 7 | #464 | 150 |
| 1915 | — | #513 | 118 | |
| 1914 | — | #465 | 108 | |
| 1913 | — | #456 | 90 | |
| 1912 | — | #501 | 62 | |
| 1911 | #2,463 | 5 | #525 | 32 |
| 1910 | — | #501 | 31 | |
| 1909 | — | #487 | 28 | |
| 1908 | — | #657 | 16 | |
| 1907 | — | #486 | 23 | |
| 1906 | — | #503 | 20 | |
| 1905 | — | #574 | 17 | |
| 1904 | — | #515 | 18 | |
| 1903 | — | #734 | 10 | |
| 1902 | — | #556 | 15 | |
| 1901 | — | #637 | 11 | |
| 1900 | — | #623 | 16 | |
| 1899 | — | #661 | 10 | |
| 1898 | — | #1,121 | 5 | |
| 1897 | — | #615 | 12 | |
| 1896 | — | #778 | 9 | |
| 1895 | — | #795 | 8 | |
| 1894 | — | #594 | 12 | |
| 1893 | — | #705 | 9 | |
| 1892 | — | #688 | 10 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | #974 | 5 | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | #631 | 9 | |
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #764 | 7 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #866 | 5 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1881
The first year at least five boys were named Nolan! It came in at #866, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1883, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Nolan is popular in 1927
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Louisiana#111 · 1 in 535
- Arkansas#259 · 1 in 1,803
- Mississippi#276 · 1 in 2,294
- Indiana#308 · 1 in 4,325
- Texas#321 · 1 in 2,189
Best ever in a state: #15 in Delaware, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #111 | 38 | 1 in 535 |
| Arkansas | #259 | 10 | 1 in 1,803 |
| Mississippi | #276 | 9 | 1 in 2,294 |
| Indiana | #308 | 6 | 1 in 4,325 |
| Texas | #321 | 26 | 1 in 2,189 |
| Missouri | #340 | 7 | 1 in 4,157 |
| Alabama | #371 | 8 | 1 in 3,537 |
| Georgia | #371 | 7 | 1 in 4,071 |
| Kentucky | #375 | 7 | 1 in 3,801 |
| Oklahoma | #393 | 5 | 1 in 4,595 |
| Ohio | #455 | 5 | 1 in 10,590 |
| North Carolina | #549 | 5 | 1 in 7,023 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| California | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Illinois | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Michigan | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| New York | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Pennsylvania | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Nolan
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 1 spot since 2024 (#64 → #65)
- 4 spots since 2020 (#61 → #65)
- 6 spots since 2015 (#71 → #65)
- Biggest jump: 460 spots in 1899 (#1,121 → #661)
- Biggest drop: 506 spots in 1898 (#615 → #1,121)
Rise & fade · boys
142 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 2023 at #57 (5,129 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 15 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 15 yrs · run 2011–2025
- Top 1,000: 138 yrs · run 1899–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 323
- Highest: 1 in 323 boys born in 2018 were named Nolan (0.31%)
- Latest: 1 in 352 boys born in 2025 (0.28%)
- Its best rank, #57 in 2023, was only 1 in 334 (0.30%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 36.9% of all boys named Nolan (50,045) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 31 | #631 (1887) | #839 |
| 1890s | 75 | #594 (1894) | #745 |
| 1900s | 174 | #486 (1907) | #577 |
| 1910s | 1,021 | #456 (1913) | #491 |
| 1920s | 1,674 | #446 (1921) | #471 |
| 1930s | 1,822 | #397 (1935) | #417 |
| 1940s | 2,003 | #383 (1940) | #441 |
| 1950s | 1,960 | #449 (1950) | #520 |
| 1960s | 1,494 | #591 (1966) | #633 |
| 1970s | 2,006 | #508 (1978) | #580 |
| 1980s | 4,678 | #352 (1984) | #392 |
| 1990s | 11,791 | #211 (1999) | #251 |
| 2000s | 26,374 | #122 (2009) | #155 |
| 2010s | 50,045 | #65 (2018) | #79 |
| 2020s | 30,357 | #57 (2023) | #62 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Nolan in 1927
boys
#464
174 births · 1 in 6,477 boys
Top boys' names in 1927
More about 1927
boys
1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 6,477 of them was named Nolan, which outranked 90.3% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Nolan
Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.