Nohl
Nohl is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:Karsten Nohl, German cryptography expert and hacker Ludwig Nohl (1831–1885), German music scholar and writer Mary Nohl (1914–2001), American artistGiven nameNohl Williams, American football player
Meaning & Origin of Nohl
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nohl is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:Karsten Nohl, German cryptography expert and hacker Ludwig Nohl (1831–1885), German music scholar and writer Mary Nohl (1914–2001), American artistGiven nameNohl Williams, American football player
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The Story of Nohl
Nohl first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2002, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2002, when 8 Nohls were born — ranking #7,642 that year. As of 2026, Nohl ranks #12,182 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 23 Nohls have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nohl
Nohl is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 23 births in the dataset. Nohl's peak popularity came in 2002 when it ranked #7,642. Use the chart and map above to compare Nohl's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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