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Nolen Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Nolen?

The rare name Nolen was the 1,850th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

Nolen, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #925 in 1892.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2009 with 109 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Nolen was less than 5, most recently in 1974.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Nolen occurred roughly during the years 1912-1915, 1916-1919, 1988-1991, 1995-1998, and 2000-2007, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1950-1953.

Where is the name Nolen popularity headed?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a high point.

Nolen's popularity has been moving upward for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Nolen for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Nolen is quite distinctive and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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   Nolen (Girl)Nolen (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 < 5 -- 81 1,850
2017 < 5 -- 72 1,987
2016 < 5 -- 91 1,714
2015 < 5 -- 88 1,747
2014 5 18,466 77 1,897
2013 < 5 -- 79 1,820
2012 < 5 -- 93 1,663
2011 < 5 -- 82 1,773
2010 < 5 -- 98 1,608
2009 < 5 -- 109 1,526
2008 < 5 -- 84 1,783
2007 < 5 -- 98 1,604
2006 < 5 -- 61 2,140
2005 < 5 -- 58 2,121
2004 < 5 -- 64 1,923
2003 < 5 -- 45 2,380
2002 < 5 -- 49 2,184
2001 < 5 -- 45 2,268
2000 < 5 -- 34 2,720
1999 < 5 -- 28 2,999
1998 < 5 -- 42 2,185
1997 < 5 -- 24 3,130
1996 < 5 -- 19 3,636
1995 < 5 -- 15 4,213
1994 < 5 -- 13 4,721
1993 < 5 -- 21 3,214
1992 < 5 -- 11 5,152
1991 < 5 -- 23 2,889
1990 < 5 -- 17 3,562
1989 < 5 -- 14 3,958
1988 < 5 -- 10 4,679
1987 < 5 -- 10 4,479
1986 < 5 -- 14 3,383
1985 < 5 -- 13 3,543
1984 < 5 -- 15 3,057
1983 < 5 -- 14 3,182
1982 < 5 -- 14 3,236
1981 < 5 -- 19 2,550
1980 < 5 -- 8 4,822
1979 < 5 -- 13 3,304
1978 < 5 -- 8 4,443
1977 < 5 -- 9 4,067
1976 < 5 -- 6 5,412
1975 < 5 -- 6 5,270
1974 < 5 -- < 5 --
1973 < 5 -- 12 2,972
1972 < 5 -- 6 4,811
1971 < 5 -- 9 3,576
1970 < 5 -- 6 4,575
1969 < 5 -- 7 3,829
1968 < 5 -- 16 2,083
1967 < 5 -- 9 2,919
1966 < 5 -- 7 3,449
1965 < 5 -- 8 3,170
1964 < 5 -- 9 2,991
1963 < 5 -- 6 3,907
1962 < 5 -- 15 2,164
1961 < 5 -- 12 2,497
1960 < 5 -- 6 3,943
1959 < 5 -- 20 1,845
1958 < 5 -- 7 3,479
1957 < 5 -- 10 2,772
1956 < 5 -- 22 1,707
1955 < 5 -- 21 1,711
1954 < 5 -- 16 2,020
1953 < 5 -- 10 2,665
1952 < 5 -- 20 1,731
1951 < 5 -- 17 1,886
1950 < 5 -- 16 1,932
1949 < 5 -- 17 1,861
1948 < 5 -- 21 1,643
1947 < 5 -- 22 1,634
1946 < 5 -- 18 1,737
1945 < 5 -- 15 1,834
1944 < 5 -- 20 1,563
1943 < 5 -- 17 1,810
1942 < 5 -- 15 1,924
1941 < 5 -- 22 1,475
1940 < 5 -- 23 1,424
1939 < 5 -- 22 1,450
1938 < 5 -- 26 1,329
1937 < 5 -- 17 1,730
1936 < 5 -- 12 2,146
1935 < 5 -- 19 1,638
1934 < 5 -- 26 1,346
1933 < 5 -- 30 1,222
1932 < 5 -- 26 1,371
1931 < 5 -- 15 1,983
1930 < 5 -- 28 1,388
1929 < 5 -- 28 1,370
1928 < 5 -- 19 1,807
1927 < 5 -- 22 1,684
1926 < 5 -- 24 1,551
1925 < 5 -- 30 1,352
1924 < 5 -- 36 1,217
1923 < 5 -- 36 1,207
1922 < 5 -- 25 1,536
1921 < 5 -- 32 1,315
1920 < 5 -- 35 1,229
1919 < 5 -- 35 1,203
1918 < 5 -- 26 1,435
1917 < 5 -- 24 1,470
1916 < 5 -- 28 1,293
1915 < 5 -- 27 1,295
1914 < 5 -- 15 1,662
1913 < 5 -- 15 1,422
1912 < 5 -- 6 2,471
1911 < 5 -- 7 1,494
1910 < 5 -- < 5 --
1909 < 5 -- 5 1,626
1908 < 5 -- < 5 --
1907 < 5 -- 6 1,294
1906 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1900 < 5 -- 5 1,444
1899 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1893 < 5 -- < 5 --
1892 < 5 -- 7 925
1891 < 5 -- < 5 --
1890 < 5 -- < 5 --
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.