Masculine dossier · first seen 1892

Nolen

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

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2009

Peak era

2009

Peak rank proxy

110

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Gen Z

1892Peak 20092024

Peak year

2009

Decline from peak

45.5%

2024

All-time

3,389

Nolen is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2009, when 110 boys were named Nolen.

In 2024, only 60 boys were given the name.

Down 45.5% from its peak.

All told, about 3,389 Americans have been named Nolen and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1892.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2009

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