Nolan is a familiar boys' name that peaked in 2015 and remains in steady use.
Nolan is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #65 among boys (4,846) and #6,272 among girls (19) — overall #110 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,865 | 4,872 | #6,272 | #65 |
| 2024 | 4,929 | 4,929 | #4,741 | #64 |
| 2023 | 5,163 | 5,163 | #4,259 | #57 |
| 2022 | 4,955 | 4,955 | #4,995 | #65 |
| 2021 | 5,389 | 5,389 | #4,152 | #60 |
| 2020 | 5,228 | 5,228 | #4,727 | #61 |
| 2019 | 5,439 | 5,439 | #4,055 | #65 |
| 2018 | 5,658 | 5,658 | #4,743 | #65 |
| 2017 | 5,428 | 5,428 | #4,897 | #67 |
| 2016 | 5,657 | 5,657 | #5,750 | #67 |
| 2015 | 5,757 | 5,757 | #6,915 | #71 |
| 2014 | 5,230 | 5,230 | #6,383 | #81 |
| 2013 | 4,759 | 4,759 | #8,457 | #86 |
| 2012 | 4,439 | 4,439 | #9,564 | #89 |
| 2011 | 4,185 | 4,185 | #7,699 | #92 |
| 2010 | 3,701 | 3,701 | #9,652 | #104 |
| 2009 | 3,446 | 3,446 | #12,195 | #122 |
| 2008 | 3,161 | 3,161 | #11,381 | #131 |
| 2007 | 3,186 | 3,186 | #8,419 | #133 |
| 2006 | 2,847 | 2,847 | #13,296 | #146 |
| 2005 | 2,726 | 2,732 | #14,117 | #149 |
| 2004 | 2,508 | 2,508 | #6,436 | #162 |
| 2003 | 2,227 | 2,227 | #10,231 | #175 |
| 2002 | 2,240 | 2,240 | #11,901 | #172 |
| 2001 | 2,100 | 2,100 | #13,108 | #180 |
| 2000 | 2,026 | 2,026 | — | #182 |
| 1999 | 1,623 | 1,623 | — | #211 |
| 1998 | 1,365 | 1,365 | — | #233 |
| 1997 | 1,316 | — | #15,443 | #236 |
| 1996 | 1,113 | — | #11,444 | #257 |
| 1995 | 1,066 | — | — | #263 |
| 1994 | 1,117 | — | #15,071 | #260 |
| 1993 | 1,143 | — | — | #250 |
| 1992 | 1,165 | — | — | #246 |
| 1991 | 1,061 | — | #11,123 | #257 |
| 1990 | 852 | — | #12,448 | #302 |
| 1989 | 617 | — | — | #365 |
| 1988 | 516 | — | #10,037 | #388 |
| 1987 | 480 | — | — | #396 |
| 1986 | 488 | — | #8,262 | #384 |
| 1985 | 488 | — | #6,797 | #379 |
| 1984 | 520 | — | — | #352 |
| 1983 | 455 | — | #9,847 | #379 |
| 1982 | 423 | — | — | #397 |
| 1981 | 393 | — | — | #418 |
| 1980 | 329 | — | — | #465 |
| 1979 | 262 | — | — | #521 |
| 1978 | 257 | — | — | #509 |
| 1977 | 218 | — | — | #569 |
| 1976 | 202 | — | — | #572 |
| 1975 | 201 | — | — | #569 |
| 1974 | 167 | — | — | #622 |
| 1973 | 175 | — | — | #595 |
| 1972 | 145 | — | — | #667 |
| 1971 | 199 | — | — | #581 |
| 1970 | 180 | — | — | #606 |
| 1969 | 158 | — | — | #629 |
| 1968 | 146 | — | — | #627 |
| 1967 | 126 | — | — | #668 |
| 1966 | 161 | — | — | #593 |
| 1965 | 112 | — | — | #704 |
| 1964 | 164 | — | — | #612 |
| 1963 | 155 | — | — | #628 |
| 1962 | 141 | — | — | #653 |
| 1961 | 165 | — | — | #620 |
| 1960 | 166 | — | — | #608 |
| 1959 | 185 | — | — | #578 |
| 1958 | 182 | — | — | #576 |
| 1957 | 185 | — | — | #569 |
| 1956 | 198 | — | — | #532 |
| 1955 | 199 | — | — | #518 |
| 1954 | 203 | — | — | #511 |
| 1953 | 190 | — | — | #514 |
| 1952 | 214 | — | — | #477 |
| 1951 | 189 | — | — | #494 |
| 1950 | 215 | — | — | #450 |
| 1949 | 219 | — | — | #452 |
| 1948 | 217 | — | — | #451 |
| 1947 | 198 | — | — | #476 |
| 1946 | 192 | — | — | #459 |
| 1945 | 179 | — | #5,059 | #450 |
| 1944 | 207 | — | — | #423 |
| 1943 | 207 | — | — | #436 |
| 1942 | 192 | — | — | #448 |
| 1941 | 176 | — | — | #441 |
| 1940 | 221 | — | — | #384 |
| 1939 | 205 | — | — | #398 |
| 1938 | 198 | — | — | #404 |
| 1937 | 183 | — | — | #419 |
| 1936 | 166 | — | — | #436 |
| 1935 | 188 | — | — | #399 |
| 1934 | 189 | — | — | #400 |
| 1933 | 167 | — | — | #425 |
| 1932 | 190 | — | — | #408 |
| 1931 | 156 | — | — | #450 |
| 1930 | 180 | — | — | #438 |
| 1929 | 142 | — | — | #492 |
| 1928 | 157 | — | — | #486 |
| 1927 | 174 | — | — | #464 |
| 1926 | 173 | — | #5,415 | #464 |
| 1925 | 161 | — | — | #479 |
| 1924 | 164 | — | — | #484 |
| 1923 | 177 | — | — | #460 |
| 1922 | 183 | — | — | #457 |
| 1921 | 191 | — | — | #446 |
| 1920 | 157 | — | — | #486 |
| 1919 | 149 | — | — | #490 |
| 1918 | 132 | — | — | #528 |
| 1917 | 149 | — | — | #468 |
| 1916 | 157 | — | #3,825 | #466 |
| 1915 | 118 | — | — | #514 |
| 1914 | 108 | — | — | #465 |
| 1913 | 90 | — | — | #458 |
| 1912 | 62 | — | — | #501 |
| 1911 | 37 | — | #2,759 | #529 |
| 1910 | 31 | — | — | #509 |
| 1909 | 28 | — | — | #494 |
| 1908 | 16 | — | — | #675 |
| 1907 | 23 | — | — | #491 |
| 1906 | 20 | — | — | #514 |
| 1905 | 17 | — | — | #584 |
| 1904 | 18 | — | — | #531 |
| 1903 | 10 | — | — | #765 |
| 1902 | 15 | — | — | #578 |
| 1901 | 11 | — | — | #668 |
| 1900 | 16 | — | — | #642 |
| 1899 | 10 | — | — | #695 |
| 1898 | 5 | — | — | #1,251 |
| 1897 | 12 | — | — | #634 |
| 1896 | 9 | — | — | #811 |
| 1895 | 8 | — | — | #849 |
| 1894 | 12 | — | — | #619 |
| 1893 | 9 | — | — | #744 |
| 1892 | 10 | — | — | #735 |
| 1889 | 5 | — | — | #1,068 |
| 1887 | 9 | — | — | #665 |
| 1886 | 5 | — | — | #1,064 |
| 1884 | 7 | — | — | #824 |
| 1881 | 5 | — | — | #970 |