Girls' name · since 1880
Nolia
Nolia has 572 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,872 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,930 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 572
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Nolia is the #10930 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 572 recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nolia has been recorded 572 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #10930 nationally and more common than 37% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #10,872 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,930 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 572 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nolia ranks #10,872 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,930 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 572 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,872 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,930 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 572
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Nolia's 572 recorded births place it above 84.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Louisiana.
How Nolia compares
572 Top 42% higher than 58% of 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
Nolia's all-time total is 52% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nolia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 572 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Nolia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nolia's full recorded timeline at 1925, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1887, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nolia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Nolia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (121 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Nolia's strongest decade.
121 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Nolia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 18
1880s
18 births
- 1890s
1890s
56 births
- 1900s
1900s
75 births
- 1910s
1910s
110 births
- 1920s
1920s
121 births
- 1930s
1930s
55 births
- 1940s 46
1940s
46 births
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 20
2010s
20 births
- 2020s 40
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 121 births (21% of all-time use).
How Nolia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Nolia's total volume
Nolia by state
Where Nolia concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Louisiana | | 71 | 12.4% |
71 of 572 births nationwide.
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What to do with Nolia's data
- Nolia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (121 total births); usage has since declined to 40 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Louisiana records the most Nolias (71 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Louisiana names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Nolia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
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, 1880–2025 (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 Nolia 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.