Recorded 1969–1990 Girls' name Peak 1973 90 births

Nolita — girls' name

90 babies named Nolita in U.S. Social Security records since 1969, with the highest year being 1973. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s111970s671980s61990s6
1970s
Peak decade

74% of everyone ever named Nolita was born in this single decade.

1973
Single peak year

12 babies were named Nolita in 1973 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nolita

The Social Security Administration has registered 90 babies named Nolita between 1969 and 1990, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Nolita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1973, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nolita performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Nolita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nolita 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 90 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.

Nolita at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

90

Since 1969

22 years of records

Peak year

1973

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1969

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1990

Nolita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1969

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1973)
12
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
468101214 19901988197819771976197519741973197119701969 11

Nolita by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
67 births that decade — 74% of Nolita's all-time total
1960s111970s671980s61990s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nolita?
90 babies have been named Nolita since 1969. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1973 with 12 births.
When was Nolita most popular?
Nolita was most popular in the 1970s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1973.
How long has the name Nolita been used?
Nolita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1969, spanning 22 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Nolita?
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, 1969–1990 (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.