Is Nolyn a boy or girl name?

Nolyn is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 979 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 18.1% were girls and 81.9% were boys.

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Nolyn

Recorded 1998–2025 · United States

Nolyn was most popular in 2019, when 67 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,582 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,565, with 32 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 979 people named Nolyn.

Nolyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nolyn’s peak in 2019. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nolyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nolyn is mostly a boy’s name — 18.1% of the 979 Americans given it were girls and 81.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 24% girls and 76% 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.

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