Nola
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Nola
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.
Nola is also given to boys.
Pronounced NOH-luh.
As of October 2026, Nola ranked #822 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #254 in 1894, Nameberry popularity #411.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #806 | 347 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #770 | 368 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #820 | 350 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #744 | 379 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #643 | 461 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #607 | 500 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #553 | 537 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #595 | 503 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #627 | 472 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #740 | 380 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #766 | 367 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #822 | 331 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Nola on lists
Famous Nolas
- Nola Jo FairbanksGirl
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- Nola Bethwynn MarinoGirl
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Australian,British mime artist
- Nola Amanda Glenn (b. 2012)Girl
daughter of TV anchor Fredricka Whitfield and John Glenn; twin brother Gilbert James
- Nola HattermanGirl
Dutch actress and painter
Nola in pop culture
- Nola RiceGirl
character in film "Match Point"
- Nola DarlingGirl
character in film "She's Gotta Have It"
- "NolaGirl
" 2003 film and its main character
- Nola LongshadowGirl
character on TV series "Banshee"
- Nola FalacciGirl
character on TV series "Law and Order: Criminal Intent"
- Nola Reardon ChamberlainGirl
character on American soap "Guiding Light"
- NolaGirl
character in "Mean Spirit" by Linda Hogan
- NolaGirl
acronym for New Orleans, Louisiana
- NolaGirl
town in Italy where church bells were invented
- Nola KellerganGirl
character in the novel “The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair” and the TV series with the same name.