Is Nolen a boy or girl name?
Nolen is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 60 boys were named Nolen, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.3% of the 3,399 US babies named Nolen were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,353
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Nolen since 1892
- 3,399
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 110 babies
Boys and girls named Nolen, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 183 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 287 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 221 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 190 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 160 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 95 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 75 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 131 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 213 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 648 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 841 | 5 | 0.6% |
| 2020s | 322 | 5 | 1.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 60 | #2,353 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 52 | #2,568 | 5 | #16,946 |
| 2022 | 72 | #2,090 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 69 | #2,103 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 69 | #2,057 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 79 | #1,895 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 82 | #1,850 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 72 | #1,995 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 91 | #1,718 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 88 | #1,749 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 77 | #1,899 | 5 | #18,508 |
| 2013 | 79 | #1,823 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 93 | #1,663 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 82 | #1,775 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 98 | #1,608 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 110 | #1,516 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 84 | #1,785 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 98 | #1,604 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 61 | #2,141 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 58 | #2,122 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 64 | #1,924 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 45 | #2,383 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 49 | #2,185 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 45 | #2,268 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 34 | #2,721 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 28 | #3,000 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 42 | #2,185 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 24 | #3,130 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,638 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,212 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 13 | #4,722 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 21 | #3,217 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 11 | #5,153 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 23 | #2,889 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 17 | #3,562 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,960 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,681 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,482 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 14 | #3,385 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 13 | #3,542 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 15 | #3,058 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 14 | #3,185 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,239 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 19 | #2,551 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 8 | #4,824 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 13 | #3,304 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 8 | #4,446 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 9 | #4,069 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,416 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,267 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,972 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,807 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,578 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 6 | #4,576 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,830 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 16 | #2,084 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 9 | #2,919 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 7 | #3,451 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 8 | #3,169 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,993 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,909 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 15 | #2,164 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 12 | #2,502 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 6 | #3,942 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 20 | #1,846 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,485 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 10 | #2,773 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 23 | #1,670 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 21 | #1,714 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 16 | #2,024 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 10 | #2,664 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 20 | #1,730 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 17 | #1,886 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 16 | #1,931 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 17 | #1,859 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 21 | #1,643 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 22 | #1,634 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 18 | #1,736 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 15 | #1,832 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 20 | #1,565 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 17 | #1,809 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 15 | #1,924 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 21 | #1,514 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 24 | #1,390 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 22 | #1,449 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 26 | #1,329 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 17 | #1,730 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 12 | #2,146 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 19 | #1,638 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 26 | #1,347 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 30 | #1,221 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 26 | #1,372 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 15 | #1,979 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 28 | #1,388 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 28 | #1,370 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 19 | #1,806 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 22 | #1,683 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 24 | #1,552 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 30 | #1,352 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 36 | #1,217 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 36 | #1,207 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 25 | #1,536 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 32 | #1,315 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 35 | #1,229 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 35 | #1,203 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 26 | #1,435 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 24 | #1,470 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 28 | #1,293 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 27 | #1,295 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 15 | #1,662 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 15 | #1,422 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,471 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,494 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,626 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,294 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,444 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 7 | #925 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Nolen reached #925 in 1892. As a girl name, it reached #16,946 in 2023. 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 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
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.