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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | — | ||
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 2001
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Vermont#66 · 1 in 207
- Nebraska#67 · 1 in 234
- Wisconsin#84 · 1 in 337
- Michigan#87 · 1 in 390
- Minnesota#88 · 1 in 379
Best ever in a state: #15 in Delaware, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | #66 | 11 | 1 in 207 |
| Nebraska | #67 | 43 | 1 in 234 |
| Wisconsin | #84 | 86 | 1 in 337 |
| Michigan | #87 | 150 | 1 in 390 |
| Minnesota | #88 | 77 | 1 in 379 |
| Iowa | #91 | 49 | 1 in 328 |
| Massachusetts | #94 | 82 | 1 in 434 |
| New Hampshire | #98 | 15 | 1 in 383 |
| Washington | #109 | 76 | 1 in 444 |
| Indiana | #111 | 83 | 1 in 463 |
| Missouri | #130 | 60 | 1 in 557 |
| Kentucky | #132 | 39 | 1 in 597 |
| Connecticut | #133 | 25 | 1 in 720 |
| Alaska | #135 | 7 | 1 in 470 |
| Rhode Island | #146 | 7 | 1 in 723 |
| Ohio | #147 | 91 | 1 in 750 |
| Illinois | #148 | 124 | 1 in 647 |
| Pennsylvania | #150 | 78 | 1 in 823 |
| South Dakota | #154 | 7 | 1 in 550 |
| West Virginia | #158 | 11 | 1 in 796 |
| North Dakota | #159 | 5 | 1 in 619 |
| Oregon | #159 | 30 | 1 in 647 |
| Montana | #160 | 7 | 1 in 546 |
| Maine | #165 | 7 | 1 in 808 |
| Tennessee | #167 | 41 | 1 in 872 |
| South Carolina | #178 | 21 | 1 in 979 |
| Colorado | #179 | 40 | 1 in 729 |
| Georgia | #187 | 59 | 1 in 942 |
| Kansas | #188 | 21 | 1 in 770 |
| Oklahoma | #190 | 22 | 1 in 923 |
| North Carolina | #199 | 47 | 1 in 1,074 |
| California | #204 | 233 | 1 in 1,050 |
| New York | #208 | 86 | 1 in 1,297 |
| Maryland | #218 | 22 | 1 in 1,286 |
| New Jersey | #219 | 31 | 1 in 1,553 |
| Arizona | #233 | 35 | 1 in 1,081 |
| Louisiana | #233 | 22 | 1 in 1,184 |
| Mississippi | #240 | 13 | 1 in 1,129 |
| Alabama | #242 | 18 | 1 in 1,340 |
| Nevada | #247 | 11 | 1 in 1,125 |
| Virginia | #249 | 26 | 1 in 1,568 |
| Florida | #263 | 59 | 1 in 1,522 |
| Idaho | #311 | 5 | 1 in 1,556 |
| Texas | #336 | 83 | 1 in 2,071 |
| Utah | #353 | 10 | 1 in 2,120 |
| Arkansas | #394 | 6 | 1 in 2,442 |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| 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
- 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)
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 2023 at #57 (5,129 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 15 yrs · run 2011–2025
- Top 1,000: 138 yrs · run 1899–2025
- 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
- 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 2001
Top girls' names in 2001
Top boys' names in 2001
More about 2001
girls
1,800,624 girls got a published name in 2001; 1 in 257,232 of them was named Nolan, which outranked 32.9% of the 17,978 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #11,020Zorah8
- #11,020Zykiria8
- #11,020Zyonna8
- #12,056Nolan7
- #12,056Aaisha7
- #12,056Aajaylah7
- #12,056Aaliayah7
- #13,521Aaleah6
- #13,521Aalyssa6
- #13,521Aamira6
Tied with 1,464 names at #12,056; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,942,881 boys got a published name in 2001; 1 in 928 of them was named Nolan, which outranked 98.5% of the 12,307 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.