Girls' name · since 2006
Nolani
218 babies named Nolani in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #18,942 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,443 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 218
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
218 babies have been named Nolani since 2006, making it today's #4443 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Nolani recorded 218 times among girls since 2006, holding rank #4443 nationally today, ahead of 74% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #18,942 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,443 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 218 born since 2006
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nolani ranks #18,942 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,443 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 218 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.
- #18,942 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,443 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 218
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
Nolani's 218 recorded births place it above 73.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Nolani compares
218 39th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Nolani's all-time total is 42% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nolani | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 218 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nolani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nolani splits its recorded history at 2019: 81% of all births land in the more recent half, 19% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 46 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nolani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Nolani by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (163 births, 75% of the file).
2020s was Nolani's strongest decade.
163 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 75% of all-time use.
Nolani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s 43
2010s
43 births
- 2020s
2020s
163 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 163 births (75% of all-time use).
Nolani by state
Where Nolani concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 6 | 2.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 6 | 2.8% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 2.3% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 2.3% |
6 of 218 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Florida records the most Nolanis (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nolani: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2006–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Nolani draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.