Nolen
Nolen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Billy Nolen, American government official Gabbie Nolen, American country music singer-songwriter George Nolen, American business executive Jimmy Nolen, American guitarist John Nolen (1869–1937), American landscape architect LaShyra Nolen, American medical student and science communicator Luke Nolen, Australian jockey Paul Nolen…
- Hungarian
Meaning & Origin of Nolen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nolen is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Billy Nolen, American government official Gabbie Nolen, American country music singer-songwriter George Nolen, American business executive Jimmy Nolen, American guitarist John Nolen (1869–1937), American landscape architect LaShyra Nolen, American medical student and science communicator Luke Nolen, Australian jockey Paul Nolen…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hungarian
The Story of Nolen
The earliest SSA record of Nolen as a baby boy name dates back to 1892, when 7 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 110 newborns named Nolen — #1,511 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 24% of all recorded Nolens. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #2,492 among baby boy names with 55 births, falling sharply (-20%). In total, more than 4K Nolens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Nolen
Nolen is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1892 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Nolen's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #861. Use the chart and map above to compare Nolen'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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