Nolen vs Nolan

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

Name A

Nolen

Boy name · Rank #2334

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Name B

Nolan

Boy name · Rank #64

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Metric Nolen Nolan
Current Rank #2334 #64
Total Births (all years) 3,389 130,624
Peak Year 2009 2015
Peak Year Births 110 5,739
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1892 1881

Births by Decade

Decade Nolen Nolan
1880ss — 31
1890ss 7 75
1900ss 16 174
1910ss 183 1,021
1920ss 287 1,674
1930ss 221 1,822
1940ss 190 2,004
1950ss 160 1,960
1960ss 95 1,493
1970ss 75 2,006
1980ss 131 4,679
1990ss 213 11,790
2000ss 648 26,372
2010ss 841 50,038
2020ss 322 25,485

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Nolen Nolan
2014 77 5,210
2015 88 5,739
2016 91 5,634
2017 72 5,399
2018 82 5,628
2019 79 5,400
2020 69 5,198
2021 69 5,352
2022 72 4,924
2023 52 5,123
2024 60 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, 1892–2024.

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