#642024 rank
2015peak year
117,871babies named Nolan since 1880
▼ 9%5-year trend
Nolan popularity over 145 years
🔥 Very popular now · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Nolan mean?
From an Irish surname, O Nuallain, 'descendant of Nuallan', from nuall, 'noble' or 'famous shout'. It moved from clan name to stylish first name in late-twentieth-century America.
OriginIrish
Syllables2
Genderboy
Stylevintage, modern
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