Infographic of Nola name meaning, which is A variant diminutive form of Olivia. Nolana A diminutive form of Nola, which see. Noleta “The unwilling maiden,” from the Latin nolens, unwilling.
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Nola Name Popularity

How popular is the name Nola? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 304 120 0.0341%
1911 289 139 0.0373%
1912 313 174 0.0345%
1913 324 177 0.0312%
1914 353 184 0.0264%
1915 329 289 0.0318%
1916 353 264 0.0273%
1917 357 264 0.0264%
1918 323 357 0.0333%
1919 346 298 0.0285%
1920 375 271 0.0244%
1921 360 298 0.026%
1922 358 303 0.0272%
1923 374 277 0.0247%
1924 376 289 0.0249%
1925 399 247 0.0219%
1926 410 231 0.021%
1927 354 327 0.0295%
1928 372 286 0.0267%
1929 368 281 0.0271%
1930 376 276 0.0264%
1931 365 266 0.027%
1932 366 261 0.0264%
1933 376 244 0.0262%
1934 357 266 0.0275%
1935 377 239 0.0246%
1936 361 261 0.0271%
1937 372 257 0.0261%
1938 355 290 0.0283%
1939 398 235 0.0231%
1940 426 215 0.0202%
1941 408 238 0.0211%
1942 442 230 0.0182%
1943 419 257 0.0197%
1944 474 184 0.0148%
1945 491 169 0.0139%
1946 526 178 0.0121%
1947 540 197 0.0118%
1948 597 146 0.0091%
1949 553 179 0.0111%
1950 526 191 0.0119%
1951 528 199 0.0117%
1952 566 184 0.0105%
1953 552 207 0.0117%
1954 608 174 0.0095%
1955 702 133 0.0072%
1956 679 150 0.0079%
1957 900 81 0.0042%
1958 967 70 0.0037%
1959 628 204 0.0107%
1960 832 106 0.0056%
1961 881 98 0.0052%
1962 992 70 0.0038%
1963 1,082 55 0.0031%
1964 978 70 0.004%
1965 1,380 24 0.0015%
1966 1,311 28 0.0018%
1967 1,520 19 0.0013%
1968 1,489 22 0.0015%
1969 1,439 26 0.0017%
1970 2,049 11 0.0007%
1971 1,820 15 0.001%
1972 — 0 0%
1973 — 0 0%
1974 2,018 11 0.0008%
1975 2,267 7 0.0005%
1976 — 0 0%
1977 2,327 8 0.0006%
1978 1,876 17 0.0013%
1979 — 0 0%
1980 2,372 10 0.0007%
1981 2,110 15 0.001%
1982 1,795 23 0.0015%
1983 1,937 18 0.0012%
1984 3,070 5 0.0003%
1985 2,900 6 0.0004%
1986 — 0 0%
1987 3,087 6 0.0004%
1988 3,195 6 0.0004%
1989 3,146 6 0.0004%
1990 — 0 0%
1991 — 0 0%
1992 — 0 0%
1993 — 0 0%
1994 — 0 0%
1995 — 0 0%
1996 — 0 0%
1997 — 0 0%
1998 — 0 0%
1999 — 0 0%
2000 2,945 11 0.0007%
2001 3,249 7 0.0005%
2002 2,413 21 0.0014%
2003 2,783 14 0.0009%
2004 2,100 34 0.0022%
2005 1,946 42 0.0027%
2006 1,158 151 0.0096%
2007 1,002 211 0.0134%
2008 888 259 0.0168%
2009 940 228 0.0153%
2010 843 262 0.0182%
2011 844 255 0.0179%
2012 776 287 0.0201%
2013 752 305 0.0214%
2014 756 307 0.0211%
2015 738 318 0.0219%
2016 779 298 0.0207%
2017 700 333 0.0239%
2018 607 418 0.0304%
2019 567 462 0.0341%
2020 557 479 0.0376%
2021 591 435 0.0356%
2022 630 424 0.0321%

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Nowla

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Nela

Horn

Latin

Neola

Young one

Greek

Nila
Noela

Christmas

French

Noola
Nula
Nyla

One who achieves

Arabic

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Magnolia

Magnolia flower

English

Nuala

Irish

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5 Comments

  1. I chose her name because I wanted something original and easy to spell.

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  2. Nola is actually of Irish origin and is originally a shortened version of Fionnula or Fionola. It means “White shoulder” or “Fair shoulder.”

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  3. I love her name because I love New Orleans.

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  4. Nola is names after her wonderful great grandmother. It’s a family name and so perfect because she was born on what would have been her great grandmother’s 75th wedding anniversary!

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  5. Nola was the name of a very important woman in my husband’s life. While she had no children of her own, she embraced his family and became a “Grandmother” to him as a child. We chose the name to honor him. It is also a town in Italy (our honeymoon destination).
    We love that it is short, easy to spell, and classic. Sometimes people do ask us if we named her Nola to honor New Orleans (NOLA) so that is something to consider. Sometimes people do mistake it for Nora or Nolan, but that is not very often.
    We think it is a great name that follows the trend of “older” names.

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