Nolan vs Nolen

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

Name A

Nolan

Boy name · Rank #64

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Name B

Nolen

Boy name · Rank #2316

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Metric Nolan Nolen
Current Rank #64 #2316
Total Births (all years) 135,505 3,448
Peak Year 2015 2009
Peak Year Births 5,739 110
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1881 1892

Births by Decade

Decade Nolan Nolen
1880s 31 -
1890s 75 7
1900s 174 16
1910s 1,021 183
1920s 1,674 287
1930s 1,822 221
1940s 2,003 190
1950s 1,960 160
1960s 1,494 95
1970s 2,006 75
1980s 4,678 131
1990s 11,791 213
2000s 26,374 648
2010s 50,045 841
2020s 30,357 381

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nolan Nolen
2014 5,210 77
2015 5,739 88
2016 5,634 91
2017 5,400 72
2018 5,629 82
2019 5,403 79
2020 5,200 69
2021 5,354 69
2022 4,928 72
2023 5,129 52
2024 4,900 61
2025 4,846 58

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, 1881–2025.

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