Girls' name · since 1969
Nolita
Since 1969, U.S. Social Security records show 90 babies named Nolita, peaking in 1973. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,333 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 90
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nolita sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 90 recorded since 1969.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nolita has been recorded 90 times among girls since 1969, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 1990.
- #28,333 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 90 born since 1969
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nolita ranks #28,333 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 90 born since 1969, peaking in the 1970s.
- #28,333 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 90
- born since 1969
- 1970s
- peak decade
Nolita's 90 recorded births place it above 60.77% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Nolita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Nolita's full recorded timeline at 1975, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1973 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Nolita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1990
- Peak year (1973)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Nolita by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (67 births, 74% of the file).
1970s was Nolita's strongest decade.
67 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Nolita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
67 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 67 births (74% of all-time use).
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- Nolita's decade-level peak was the 1970s (67 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Nolita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1973)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1969–1990 (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 Nolita 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.