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The name Nola peaked for boys at #3069 in 1926. Nola is also used for girls, ranking #766 in 2024.

The name Nola is a girl's name of Gaelic, Latin origin meaning "white shoulder".

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Nola, a name with a sleek, enigmatic quality, was used for the much-pursued heroine of Spike Lee's 1986 breakout film, She's Gotta Have It, and again by Woody Allen in Match Point. It's a short form of the traditional Irish name Fionnuala. Nola reentered the US Top 1000 in 2008, for the first time in 50 years.
 
Nola is also a place name of an Italian town, associated by ecclesiastical tradition with the invention of church bells, leading some to give that as the meaning of the name. 
 Speaking of the map, Nola could also come from New Orleans, Louisiana, for which NOLA is a frequent acronym. This association lends the name a potentially Southern feel.

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The name Nola is currently ranked #766 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #254 in 1894. The name is most popular in NOLA, NOLA, and NOLA. Nola is occasionally used for boys in 1926.

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