How Many People Are Named Nola?
An estimated 12,644 people in the United States have the first name Nola. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Nola peaked in popularity in 2020 with 537 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nola as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nola paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
12,644
About 1 in 27,108 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
2020
537 births
Total Registered
25,936
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nola
Nola is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 25,936 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nola as a male name
Ranked #3,069 in 1926
9 male births in 1926
Peak: 1926 (9 births)
Nola as a female name
Ranked #766 in 2024
367 female births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (537 births)
Nola: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nola span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,695 babies were registered. While Nola is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nola by Decade
How has Nola tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 424 | 0 | 424 | |
| 1890s | 929 | 0 | 929 | |
| 1900s | 1,334 | 0 | 1,334 | |
| 1910s | 2,630 | 0 | 2,630 | |
| 1920s | 3,172 | 9 | 3,163 | |
| 1930s | 3,001 | 0 | 3,001 | |
| 1940s | 2,475 | 0 | 2,475 | |
| 1950s | 2,183 | 0 | 2,183 | |
| 1960s | 1,130 | 0 | 1,130 | |
| 1970s | 516 | 0 | 516 | |
| 1980s | 422 | 0 | 422 | |
| 1990s | 305 | 0 | 305 | |
| 2000s | 1,461 | 0 | 1,461 | |
| 2010s | 3,695 | 0 | 3,695 | |
| 2020s | 2,259 | 0 | 2,259 | |
Nola by State
Birth registrations for Nola span all 48 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Tennessee. The lowest are in Wyoming, Hawaii, New Hampshire. On average, about 380 Nolas were registered per state.
Nola + Last Name Combinations
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Nola: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nola?
We estimate approximately 12,644 people named Nola are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 27,108 Americans share this first name.
Is Nola a common name?
Nola is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 25,936 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nola most popular?
Nola reached peak popularity in 2020, when 537 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nola is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nola a female name?
Nola is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nola Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nola Smith, Nola Johnson, Nola Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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