Names like Nolan

In 2025, 4,846 boys born in the US were named Nolan, #65 among boys' names.

It was in the top 1,000 as early as 1881, dropped out, and has been back every year since 1892.

Its best rank was #57, in 2023.

The most births in one year were 5,739, in 2015.

Births fell 16% from 5,739 in 2015.

For 9 of the 12 names below, the current unbroken run in the top 1,000 began in 1887 or later (Nolan's began in 1892).

Nolan's rank every ten years

1. 1880
   —
2. 1890
   —
3. 1900
   #602
4. 1910
   #493
5. 1920
   #479
6. 1930
   #432
7. 1940
   #381
8. 1950
   #448
9. 1960
   #600
10. 1970
    #597
11. 1980
    #461
12. 1990
    #302
13. 2000
    #182
14. 2010
    #104
15. 2020
    #61
16. 2025
    #65

— outside the top 1,000

12 boy names with a similar curve

How this list was made

We compared Nolan's rank in every year from 1880 to 2025 with every other boy's name in the 2025 top 1,000 (US Social Security birth records); the closest curves come first. Years outside the top 1,000 count the same however far outside, years since 1995 count four times as much, and each name appears in one spelling.