Recorded 1880–2023 Girls' name Peak 1920 564 births

Nolia — girls' name

564 babies named Nolia in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s181890s561900s751910s1101920s1211930s551940s461950s161960s102000s52010s202020s32
1920s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Nolia was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

19 babies were named Nolia in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nolia

The Social Security Administration has registered 564 babies named Nolia between 1880 and 2023, spanning 144 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nolia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nolia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 121 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Nolia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 71 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nolia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nolia 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 564 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.

Nolia at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

564

Since 1880

144 years of records

Peak year

1920

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1880

Recorded for 144 years

Last year on file: 2023

Nolia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1880

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1920)
19
Annual births at peak — across 144 years of records
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Nolia by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
121 births that decade — 21% of Nolia's all-time total
1880s181890s561900s751910s1101920s1211930s551940s461950s161960s102000s52010s202020s32

Nolia by state

Where Nolia concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nolia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
71 12.6%
Louisiana share of Nolia's total US births 12.6%

71 of 564 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nolia?
564 babies have been named Nolia since 1880. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1920 with 19 births.
When was Nolia most popular?
Nolia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 121 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Nolia most popular?
The top states for the name Nolia are Louisiana (71 births).
How long has the name Nolia been used?
Nolia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 144 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Nolia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nola, Nolan, Nollie, Nolie, 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, 1880–2023 (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.