Is Nolen a boy or girl name?

Nolen is a boy’s name. Of the 3,458 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.3% were girls and 99.7% were boys.

Nolen

Recorded 1892–2025 · United States

Nolen was most popular in 2009, when 110 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,357 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,081, with 58 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,458 people named Nolen.

Nolen over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nolen’s peak in 2009. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nolen a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nolen is a boy’s name — 0.3% of the 3,458 Americans given it were girls and 99.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 1% girls and 99% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Nolen

Where Nolen is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org