Recorded 1969–1983 Girls' name Peak 1975 31 births

Nolana — girls' name

31 babies named Nolana in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1975. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s71970s191980s5
1970s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Nolana was born in this single decade.

1975
Single peak year

9 babies were named Nolana in 1975 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nolana

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Nolana between 1969 and 1983, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nolana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1983. The name reached its historical peak in 1975, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nolana performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Nolana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nolana in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 31 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Nolana at a glance

Last recorded 1983

Total births

31

Since 1969

15 years of records

Peak year

1975

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1983

Active since

1969

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 1983

Nolana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–1969

Last recorded 1983
Peak year (1975)
9
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
45678910 19831977197519731969 7

Nolana by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
19 births that decade — 61% of Nolana's all-time total
1960s71970s191980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nolana?
31 babies have been named Nolana since 1969. It was last recorded in 1983. The peak year was 1975 with 9 births.
When was Nolana most popular?
Nolana was most popular in the 1970s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1975.
How long has the name Nolana been used?
Nolana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 15 years of data through 1983.
What names are similar to Nolana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nola, Nolia, Nolan, Nollie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1969–1983 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.