How Many People Are Named Nolan?
people named Nolan are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,676 people in the US has this name
Based on 136,061 babies named Nolan in Social Security records from 1881 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
5,757 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Nualláin meaning "descendant of NUALLÁN". The baseball player Nolan Ryan (1947-) is a famous bearer of this name.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Nolan (99.6%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Nolan alive today is about 16 years old, and 87% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 21 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Nolan first appears in the records in 1881 and was given most often in 2015, to 5,757 babies. In 2025, 4,865 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1881 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Nolan never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #57, in 2023, and it was in the top 100 for 15 years, 2011 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #65.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #65 |
| Best rank | #57 (2023) |
| Years in the top 100 | 15 (2011 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #81 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Nolan alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Nolan were born in California than in any other state: about 12,536 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Nolan was given about 1.8 times as often in Minnesota, New Hampshire and Wisconsin.
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