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Nolen

OriginIrish
Meaning"champion"
GenderBoy
Also a girl's nameShow me Nolen as a girl's name
US Rank#925

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About Nolen

Variation of Nolan

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#2,000#2,500'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#1,8997740.1
2015#1,7498845.9
2016#1,7189148
2017#1,9957238.9
2018#1,8508245.2
2019#1,8957944
2020#2,0576940
2021#2,1036939.4
2022#2,0907241.2
2023#2,5685230.4
2024#2,3536034.8
2025#2,3815834
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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#17🇭🇺 Hungary#885❄️ Unique

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