Recorded 1968–2022 Boys' name Peak 2002 190 births

Nole — boys' name

190 babies named Nole in U.S. Social Security records since 1968, with the highest year being 2002. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s71970s211980s111990s112000s712010s602020s9
2000s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Nole was born in this single decade.

2002
Single peak year

13 babies were named Nole in 2002 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nole

The Social Security Administration has registered 190 babies named Nole between 1968 and 2022, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nole currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nole performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 71 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Nole shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nole 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 190 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.

Nole at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

190

Since 1968

55 years of records

Peak year

2002

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1968

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 2022

Nole popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1968

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2002)
13
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
468101214 20222014201020052001198719751968 7

Nole popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2005 (Nole as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2005 5

Nole by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
71 births that decade — 37% of Nole's all-time total
1960s71970s211980s111990s112000s712010s602020s9

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nole?
190 babies have been named Nole since 1968. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2002 with 13 births.
When was Nole most popular?
Nole was most popular in the 2000s decade with 71 total births. The single peak year was 2002.
How long has the name Nole been used?
Nole has been recorded in Social Security data since 1968, spanning 55 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Nole?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nolan, Nolen, Noland, Nolyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1968–2022 (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.