Nollan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- NOH-lan
- Origin
- Irish
Nollan is a boys' name of Irish origin, meaning “descendant of Nuallan”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Nollan mean?
Irish: spelling of Nolan; from the surname O Nuallain
“descendant of Nuallan”
From the Irish surname O Nuallain, 'descendant of Nuallan', long associated with County Carlow.
Meaning borrowed from Nolan. More on Wiktionary.
Is Nollan a girl's or a boy's name?
Nollan is a boys' name.
How popular is Nollan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2012, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Nollan in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Nollan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2023 | 10 | #7,733 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #9,664 |
| 2017 | 5 | #12,241 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #12,080 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 12 | #6,620 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 11 | #7,081 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
Names like Nollan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Finnegan, Deegan, Ronan, Finnan, Declan, Keegan, Teagan, Rogan, Brayden, Brogan, Callan, Conan
Names related to Nollan
More Irish names
Oscar, Rowan, Rory, Maeve, Finn, Aiden, Ryan, Quinn, Orla, Cody, Erin, Connor, Casey, Kennedy, Lennon, Cillian
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Nollan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/nollan, updated 20 October 2026.