Is Nola a boy or girl name?
Nola is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 367 girls and 0 boys were named Nola, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 25,936 US babies named Nola were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #766
- Babies named Nola since 1880
- 25,936
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 537 babies
Boys and girls named Nola, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 424 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 929 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 1,334 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 2,630 | 100% |
| 1920s | 9 | 3,163 | 99.7% |
| 1930s | 0 | 3,001 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,475 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 2,183 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,130 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 516 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 422 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 305 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,461 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,695 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,259 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 367 | #766 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 380 | #740 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 472 | #627 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 503 | #595 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 537 | #553 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 500 | #607 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 461 | #643 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 379 | #744 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 350 | #820 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 368 | #770 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 347 | #806 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 350 | #776 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 334 | #805 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 292 | #894 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 314 | #857 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 280 | #957 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 299 | #917 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 257 | #1,029 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 202 | #1,203 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,872 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,110 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,181 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 59 | #2,631 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,185 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,889 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,422 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,804 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,283 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,412 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 29 | #3,747 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,511 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,487 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,189 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,167 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,192 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,969 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,866 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,643 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,108 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,784 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,328 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,766 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,732 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 53 | #2,001 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,520 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,852 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,703 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,629 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 47 | #1,928 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,153 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,121 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,337 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,121 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,485 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,513 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,254 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,361 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 65 | #1,368 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,054 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,094 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 137 | #889 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 118 | #980 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 148 | #868 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 155 | #855 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 168 | #793 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 252 | #627 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 144 | #853 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 159 | #804 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 206 | #670 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 195 | #671 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 236 | #589 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 255 | #545 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 240 | #559 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 249 | #529 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 247 | #521 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 223 | #558 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 210 | #580 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 252 | #527 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 222 | #527 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 231 | #473 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 245 | #459 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 291 | #431 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 263 | #457 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 279 | #411 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 259 | #425 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 273 | #408 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 337 | #350 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 294 | #378 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 300 | #367 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 286 | #375 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 307 | #360 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 281 | #384 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 301 | #370 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 300 | #371 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 322 | #382 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 328 | #372 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 330 | #376 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 361 | #359 |
| 1926 | 9 | #3,069 | 268 | #417 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 279 | #415 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 320 | #379 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 312 | #375 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 335 | #361 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 324 | #374 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 306 | #379 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 343 | #348 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 390 | #325 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 307 | #358 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 301 | #355 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 320 | #334 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 227 | #350 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 205 | #337 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 211 | #316 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 168 | #307 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 158 | #306 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 172 | #275 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 144 | #295 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 142 | #294 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 125 | #298 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 127 | #296 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 140 | #266 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 131 | #271 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 131 | #272 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 93 | #313 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 129 | #289 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 106 | #283 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 122 | #278 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 74 | #342 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 108 | #280 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 111 | #266 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 118 | #254 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 90 | #279 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 62 | #337 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 78 | #285 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 60 | #327 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 69 | #288 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 54 | #329 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 55 | #288 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 51 | #289 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 39 | #328 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 34 | #338 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 30 | #329 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 37 | #292 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 32 | #282 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 23 | #340 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nola reached #3,069 in 1926. As a girl name, it reached #254 in 1894. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Nola
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.