Masculine dossier · first seen 1881

Nolan

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Nolan
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2015

Peak rank proxy

5,739

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Gen Alpha

1881Peak 20152024

Peak year

2015

Decline from peak

14.8%

2024

4,888

All-time

130,624

Nolan has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2015, when 5,739 boys were named Nolan.

In 2024, only 4,888 boys were given the name.

Down 14.8% from its peak.

All told, about 130,624 Americans have been named Nolan and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1881.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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