Nolan
Boy · NOH-lan · Irish
Nolan is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “descendant of Nuallan”. In 2025 it ranked 286th for boys in the UK (180 babies) and 65th for boys in the US (4,846 babies).
What does Nolan mean?
Irish: from the surname O Nuallain
“descendant of Nuallan”
From the Irish surname O Nuallain, 'descendant of Nuallan', long associated with County Carlow.
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- NOH-lan
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Is Nolan a girl's or a boy's name?
Nolan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 180 boys in the UK and 19 girls and 4,846 boys in the US.
How popular is Nolan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #286among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 180about 1 in 1,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 90% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 180 boys in the UK were named Nolan, making it the 286th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 542nd.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Nolan of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Nolan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2016 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 187 boys in the UK were given Nolan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #284, up from #286 for this spelling alone.
- Nolan 180
- Nolen 7
Among boys in 2025, it was 283rd in England and Wales and 198th in Scotland.
Nolan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 180 | #286 |
| 2024 | 149 | #332 |
| 2023 | 132 | #358 |
| 2022 | 106 | #434 |
| 2021 | 119 | #411 |
| 2020 | 78 | #542 |
| 2019 | 79 | #543 |
| 2018 | 85 | #513 |
| 2017 | 72 | #586 |
| 2016 | 77 | #557 |
| 2015 | 74 | #573 |
| 2014 | 45 | #773 |
| 2013 | 50 | #729 |
| 2012 | 26 | #1,128 |
| 2011 | 22 | #1,252 |
| 2010 | 15 | #1,654 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,674 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,048 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,487 |
| 2005 | 12 | #1,599 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 1 | #4,018 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 4 | #2,531 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 1 | #3,776 |
How popular is Nolan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #65among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4,846about 1 in 350 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 3.9%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4,846 boys in the US were named Nolan, making it the 65th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 61st. Its busiest year was 2015, with 5,739 boys. It first appears in the records in 1881. 19 girls were also named Nolan in 2025 (6,115th for girls).
2025 had fewer boys named Nolan than any year since 2013.
Half of all the boys named Nolan in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nolan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,846 | #65 |
| 2024 | 4,900 | #64 |
| 2023 | 5,129 | #57 |
| 2022 | 4,928 | #65 |
| 2021 | 5,354 | #60 |
| 2020 | 5,200 | #61 |
| 2019 | 5,403 | #65 |
| 2018 | 5,629 | #65 |
| 2017 | 5,400 | #67 |
| 2016 | 5,634 | #67 |
| 2015 | 5,739 | #71 |
| 2014 | 5,210 | #81 |
| 2013 | 4,745 | #86 |
| 2012 | 4,427 | #89 |
| 2011 | 4,169 | #92 |
| 2010 | 3,689 | #104 |
| 2009 | 3,437 | #122 |
| 2008 | 3,151 | #131 |
| 2007 | 3,171 | #133 |
| 2006 | 2,839 | #146 |
| 2005 | 2,719 | #149 |
| 2004 | 2,489 | #161 |
| 2003 | 2,217 | #175 |
| 2002 | 2,232 | #172 |
| 2001 | 2,093 | #180 |
| 2000 | 2,026 | #182 |
| 1999 | 1,623 | #211 |
| 1998 | 1,365 | #233 |
| 1997 | 1,311 | #235 |
| 1996 | 1,106 | #257 |
| 1995 | 1,066 | #263 |
| 1994 | 1,112 | #260 |
| 1993 | 1,143 | #250 |
| 1992 | 1,165 | #246 |
| 1991 | 1,054 | #257 |
| 1990 | 846 | #302 |
| 1989 | 617 | #365 |
| 1988 | 509 | #388 |
| 1987 | 480 | #395 |
| 1986 | 480 | #384 |
| 1985 | 478 | #379 |
| 1984 | 520 | #352 |
| 1983 | 449 | #379 |
| 1982 | 423 | #397 |
| 1981 | 393 | #418 |
| 1980 | 329 | #465 |
| 1979 | 262 | #521 |
| 1978 | 257 | #508 |
| 1977 | 218 | #566 |
| 1976 | 202 | #571 |
| 1975 | 201 | #569 |
| 1974 | 167 | #622 |
| 1973 | 175 | #593 |
| 1972 | 145 | #666 |
| 1971 | 199 | #579 |
| 1970 | 180 | #606 |
| 1969 | 158 | #628 |
| 1968 | 146 | #626 |
| 1967 | 126 | #666 |
| 1966 | 161 | #591 |
| 1965 | 112 | #702 |
| 1964 | 164 | #611 |
| 1963 | 155 | #627 |
| 1962 | 141 | #651 |
| 1961 | 165 | #618 |
| 1960 | 166 | #607 |
| 1959 | 185 | #574 |
| 1958 | 182 | #573 |
| 1957 | 185 | #567 |
| 1956 | 198 | #529 |
| 1955 | 199 | #516 |
| 1954 | 203 | #508 |
| 1953 | 190 | #509 |
| 1952 | 214 | #473 |
| 1951 | 189 | #492 |
| 1950 | 215 | #448 |
| 1949 | 219 | #449 |
| 1948 | 217 | #451 |
| 1947 | 198 | #476 |
| 1946 | 192 | #458 |
| 1945 | 174 | #450 |
| 1944 | 207 | #422 |
| 1943 | 207 | #435 |
| 1942 | 192 | #446 |
| 1941 | 176 | #439 |
| 1940 | 221 | #383 |
| 1939 | 205 | #398 |
| 1938 | 198 | #403 |
| 1937 | 183 | #419 |
| 1936 | 166 | #433 |
| 1935 | 188 | #397 |
| 1934 | 189 | #400 |
| 1933 | 167 | #425 |
| 1932 | 190 | #408 |
| 1931 | 156 | #449 |
| 1930 | 180 | #438 |
| 1929 | 142 | #491 |
| 1928 | 157 | #485 |
| 1927 | 174 | #464 |
| 1926 | 168 | #463 |
| 1925 | 161 | #479 |
| 1924 | 164 | #483 |
| 1923 | 177 | #460 |
| 1922 | 183 | #457 |
| 1921 | 191 | #446 |
| 1920 | 157 | #485 |
| 1919 | 149 | #490 |
| 1918 | 132 | #527 |
| 1917 | 149 | #466 |
| 1916 | 150 | #464 |
| 1915 | 118 | #513 |
| 1914 | 108 | #465 |
| 1913 | 90 | #456 |
| 1912 | 62 | #501 |
| 1911 | 32 | #525 |
| 1910 | 31 | #501 |
| 1909 | 28 | #487 |
| 1908 | 16 | #657 |
| 1907 | 23 | #486 |
| 1906 | 20 | #503 |
| 1905 | 17 | #574 |
| 1904 | 18 | #515 |
| 1903 | 10 | #734 |
| 1902 | 15 | #555 |
| 1901 | 11 | #637 |
| 1900 | 16 | #623 |
| 1899 | 10 | #661 |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,120 |
| 1897 | 12 | #615 |
| 1896 | 9 | #778 |
| 1895 | 8 | #794 |
| 1894 | 12 | #594 |
| 1893 | 9 | #705 |
| 1892 | 10 | #687 |
| 1891 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 5 | #973 |
| 1888 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 9 | #631 |
| 1886 | 5 | #959 |
| 1885 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 7 | #764 |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #865 |
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