Unisex name · since 1998
Nolyn
802 babies named Nolyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,899 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,138 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 802
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
802 babies have been named Nolyn since 1998, making it today's #5138 unisex name.
Nolyn has 802 recorded births among boys since 1998, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5138 as of the latest data, more common than 63% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #5,899 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,138 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 802 born since 1998
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nolyn ranks #5,899 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,138 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 802 born since 1998, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,899 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,138 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 802
- born since 1998
- 2010s
- peak decade
Nolyn's 802 recorded births place it above 87.02% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Nolyn compares
802 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Nolyn's all-time total is 117% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nolyn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 802 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 53 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nolyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Nolyn's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 53, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Nolyn popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 53
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Nolyn popularity over time - girls
177 total births recorded since 2005 (Nolyn as girls' name)
Nolyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (371 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Nolyn's strongest decade.
371 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Nolyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
223 births
- 2010s
2010s
371 births
- 2020s
2020s
201 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 371 births (46% of all-time use).
How Nolyn 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 Nolyn's total volume
Nolyn by state
Where Nolyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 21 | 2.6% |
| #2 | Indiana | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 9 | 1.1% |
| #4 | California | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.6% |
21 of 802 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Nolyn's data
- Nolyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (371 total births) through the 2020s (201) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Nolyns (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Nolyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1998–2025 (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 Nolyn 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.