Nolan Boy
How popular is Nolan?
#65 boy name in 2025
4,846 baby boys were named Nolan in the US in 2025, making it the 65th most popular boy name. Another 19 girls got the name (#6,115 for girls).
Nolan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #65 for boys (▼ 1 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 4,846 boys, 19 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-16% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #71 in 2015, #61 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2015 (5,739 boys) |
| Highest rank | #57 in 2023 |
| First recorded | 1881 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Nolan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Nolan family of names ranked #70 for boys in 2025, with 4,938 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Nolan is most popular
Babies named Nolan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- New Hampshire: 7.9 per 1,000 (175 boys)
- Wyoming: 7.4 per 1,000 (43 boys)
- Maine: 7.3 per 1,000 (142 boys)
- Delaware: 6.4 per 1,000 (97 boys)
- Vermont: 6.4 per 1,000 (40 boys)
Nolan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 31 | #631 |
| 1890s | 75 | #594 |
| 1900s | 174 | #486 |
| 1910s | 1,021 | #456 |
| 1920s | 1,674 | #446 |
| 1930s | 1,822 | #397 |
| 1940s | 2,003 | #383 |
| 1950s | 1,960 | #448 |
| 1960s | 1,494 | #591 |
| 1970s | 2,006 | #508 |
| 1980s | 4,678 | #352 |
| 1990s | 11,791 | #211 |
| 2000s | 26,374 | #122 |
| 2010s | 50,045 | #65 |
| 2020s | 30,357 | #57 |
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Questions
- Is Nolan a boy or girl name?
- Nolan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Nolan were boys.
- How popular is the name Nolan?
- 4,846 baby boys were named Nolan in the US in 2025, making it the 65th most popular boy name. Another 19 girls got the name (#6,115 for girls).
- When was Nolan most popular?
- Nolan peaked in 2015, when 5,739 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #57 in 2023.
- How many people are named Nolan?
- 136,061 babies have been named Nolan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 128,045 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 13.
- Where is Nolan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Nolan was most common in New Hampshire, at 7.9 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.