Nolen
Nolen was the 2381st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 58 babies. Its best year was 1892, when it ranked 925th; the most babies were born in 2009 (110). Over the last ten years it has moved down 632 places. More babies were named Nolen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,381 boys, down 321 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 58boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2009110 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,458babies recorded
Nolen popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 10 since 2014.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,381 | 58 |
| 2020 | #2,060 | 69 |
| 2010 | #1,608 | 98 |
| 2000 | #2,721 | 34 |
| 1990 | #3,562 | 17 |
| 1980 | #4,824 | 8 |
| 1970 | #4,576 | 6 |
| 1960 | #3,942 | 6 |
| 1950 | #1,931 | 16 |
| 1940 | #1,391 | 24 |
| 1930 | #1,388 | 28 |
| 1920 | #1,229 | 35 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | #1,444 | 5 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Nolen, counting every spelling?
Nolen is the most common spelling of a name family that had 58 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 58 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nolen | 58 | #2,381 | 312 |
| Nollan | — | — | 26 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Nolen?
58 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nolen (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Nolen born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 144 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nolen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nolen?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Nolen are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 10 and 28. That makes Nolen mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Nolen by state
How common Nolen was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 43 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Nolen: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nolen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nolen
How popular is the name Nolen?
Nolen was the 2381st most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 58 babies. Its best year was 1892, when it ranked 925th; the most babies were born in 2009 (110). Over the last ten years it has moved down 632 places. More babies were named Nolen in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Nolen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Nolen in the US.
Where is Nolen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Nolen was most common in Alabama (0.12 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Carolina and Tennessee.