Nola

Girl name

Nola has been given to 26,271 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2020 and currently ranks #822 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /noʊ.lə/

From Latin Nola.

Origin: Irish

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

26,271

Peak year

2020 (537 babies)

Rank in 2025

#822 for girls

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -10%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Nola.

26,042 babies since 1904

26,745 babies since 1884

25,785 babies since 1880

25,614 babies since 1963

25,568 babies since 1894

25,552 babies since 1928

27,019 babies since 1930

25,492 babies since 1956

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