Nola vs Nolan

Side-by-side comparison of Nola and Nolan — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Nola

Girl name · Rank #765

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Name B

Nolan

Boy name · Rank #64

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Metric Nola Nolan
Current Rank #765 #64
Total Births (all years) 25,927 130,624
Peak Year 2020 2015
Peak Year Births 537 5,739
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Nola Nolan
1880ss 424 31
1890ss 929 75
1900ss 1,334 174
1910ss 2,630 1,021
1920ss 3,163 1,674
1930ss 3,001 1,822
1940ss 2,475 2,004
1950ss 2,183 1,960
1960ss 1,130 1,493
1970ss 516 2,006
1980ss 422 4,679
1990ss 305 11,790
2000ss 1,461 26,372
2010ss 3,695 50,038
2020ss 2,259 25,485

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nola Nolan
2014 347 5,210
2015 368 5,739
2016 350 5,634
2017 379 5,399
2018 461 5,628
2019 500 5,400
2020 537 5,198
2021 503 5,352
2022 472 4,924
2023 380 5,123
2024 367 4,888

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2024.

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