Recorded 1880–2023 Girls' name Peak 1918 292 births

Nolie — girls' name

292 babies named Nolie in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s151890s451900s541910s851920s351930s111940s102000s52010s272020s5
1910s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Nolie was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

15 babies were named Nolie in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nolie

The Social Security Administration has registered 292 babies named Nolie between 1880 and 2023, spanning 144 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nolie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nolie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 85 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Nolie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Nolie in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nolie 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 292 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.

Nolie at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

292

Since 1880

144 years of records

Peak year

1918

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1880

Recorded for 144 years

Last year on file: 2023

Nolie popularity over time — girls

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

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1918)
15
Annual births at peak — across 144 years of records
05101520 20231942192119151909190118951880 5

Nolie popularity over time — boys

7 total births recorded since 1914 (Nolie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 7 births
7 1914 7

Nolie by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
85 births that decade — 29% of Nolie's all-time total
1880s151890s451900s541910s851920s351930s111940s102000s52010s272020s5

Nolie by state

Where Nolie concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Nolie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
15 5.1%
North Carolina share of Nolie's total US births 5.1%

15 of 292 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nolie?
292 babies have been named Nolie since 1880. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1918 with 15 births.
When was Nolie most popular?
Nolie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 85 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Nolie most popular?
The top states for the name Nolie are North Carolina (15 births).
How long has the name Nolie been used?
Nolie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 144 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Nolie?
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, 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.