Boys' name · since 1918
Nolin
507 babies named Nolin in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,838 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,748 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 507
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nolin currently ranks #7748 among boys' names in America, with 507 babies recorded since 1918.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nolin has been recorded 507 times among boys since 1918, currently ranked #7748 nationally and more common than 44% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2025.
- #7,838 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,748 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 507 born since 1918
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nolin ranks #7,838 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,748 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 507 born since 1918, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,838 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,748 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 507
- born since 1918
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nolin's 507 recorded births place it above 82.76% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Nolin compares
507 Top 44% higher than 56% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Nolin's all-time total is 37% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nolin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 507 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nolin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nolin's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 24, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nolin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Nolin by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (186 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Nolin's strongest decade.
186 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Nolin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 9
1910s
9 births
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
- 1990s 44
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
169 births
- 2010s
2010s
186 births
- 2020s
2020s
83 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 186 births (37% of all-time use).
How Nolin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Nolin's total volume
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What to do with Nolin's data
- Nolin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (186 total births) through the 2020s (83) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Nolin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1918–2025 (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 Nolin 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.