Nolen Boy
How popular is Nolen?
#2,363 boy name in 2025
58 baby boys were named Nolen in the US in 2025, making it the 2363rd most popular boy name.
Nolen popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,363 for boys (▼ 50 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 58 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-34% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,740 in 2015, #2,046 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2009 (110 boys) |
| Highest rank | #860 in 1892 |
| First recorded | 1892 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Nolen 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 Nolen is most popular
Babies named Nolen per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Alabama: 0.1 per 1,000 (13 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (19 boys)
- Tennessee: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (30 boys)
- Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Nolen by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 7 | #860 |
| 1900s | 16 | #1,199 |
| 1910s | 183 | #1,188 |
| 1920s | 287 | #1,194 |
| 1930s | 221 | #1,202 |
| 1940s | 190 | #1,368 |
| 1950s | 160 | #1,641 |
| 1960s | 95 | #2,029 |
| 1970s | 75 | #2,855 |
| 1980s | 131 | #2,495 |
| 1990s | 213 | #2,154 |
| 2000s | 648 | #1,510 |
| 2010s | 841 | #1,599 |
| 2020s | 381 | #2,046 |
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Questions
- Is Nolen a boy or girl name?
- Nolen is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Nolen were boys.
- How popular is the name Nolen?
- 58 baby boys were named Nolen in the US in 2025, making it the 2363rd most popular boy name.
- When was Nolen most popular?
- Nolen peaked in 2009, when 110 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #860 in 1892.
- How many people are named Nolen?
- 3,458 babies have been named Nolen in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,582 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 17.
- Where is Nolen most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Nolen was most common in Alabama, at 0.1 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.