How Many People Are Named Nolen?
An estimated 2,564 people in the United States have the first name Nolen. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Nolen peaked in popularity in 2009 with 110 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nolen 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 Nolen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,564
About 1 in 133,680 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.7% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2009
110 births
Total Registered
3,399
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nolen
Nolen is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 3,399 total births registered, 99.7% were male.
Nolen as a male name
Ranked #2,353 in 2024
60 male births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (110 births)
Nolen as a female name
Ranked #16,946 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 2014 (5 births)
Nolen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nolen span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 846 babies were registered. While Nolen is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Nolen by Decade
How has Nolen 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.
Nolen by State
Birth registrations for Nolen span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Alabama. The lowest are in Virginia, Missouri, Minnesota. On average, about 40 Nolens were registered per state.
Nolen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nolen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nolen
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nolen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nolen?
We estimate approximately 2,564 people named Nolen 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 133,680 Americans share this first name.
Is Nolen a common name?
Nolen is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,399 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nolen most popular?
Nolen reached peak popularity in 2009, when 110 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nolen is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nolen a male name?
Nolen is predominantly male. 99.7% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nolen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nolen Smith, Nolen Johnson, Nolen 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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