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 — 120 0.0341%
1911 — 139 0.0373%
1912 — 174 0.0345%
1913 — 177 0.0312%
1914 — 184 0.0264%
1915 — 289 0.0318%
1916 — 264 0.0273%
1917 — 264 0.0264%
1918 — 357 0.0333%
1919 — 298 0.0285%
1920 — 271 0.0244%
1921 — 298 0.026%
1922 — 303 0.0272%
1923 — 277 0.0247%
1924 — 289 0.0249%
1925 — 247 0.0219%
1926 — 231 0.021%
1927 — 327 0.0295%
1928 — 286 0.0267%
1929 — 281 0.0271%
1930 — 276 0.0264%
1931 — 266 0.027%
1932 — 261 0.0264%
1933 — 244 0.0262%
1934 — 266 0.0275%
1935 — 239 0.0246%
1936 — 261 0.0271%
1937 — 257 0.0261%
1938 — 290 0.0283%
1939 — 235 0.0231%
1940 — 215 0.0202%
1941 — 238 0.0211%
1942 — 230 0.0182%
1943 — 257 0.0197%
1944 — 184 0.0148%
1945 — 169 0.0139%
1946 — 178 0.0121%
1947 — 197 0.0118%
1948 — 146 0.0091%
1949 — 179 0.0111%
1950 — 191 0.0119%
1951 — 199 0.0117%
1952 — 184 0.0105%
1953 — 207 0.0117%
1954 — 174 0.0095%
1955 — 133 0.0072%
1956 — 150 0.0079%
1957 — 81 0.0042%
1958 — 70 0.0037%
1959 — 204 0.0107%
1960 — 106 0.0056%
1961 — 98 0.0052%
1962 — 70 0.0038%
1963 — 55 0.0031%
1964 — 70 0.004%
1965 — 24 0.0015%
1966 — 28 0.0018%
1967 — 19 0.0013%
1968 — 22 0.0015%
1969 — 26 0.0017%
1970 — 11 0.0007%
1971 — 15 0.001%
1972 — 0 0%
1973 — 0 0%
1974 — 11 0.0008%
1975 — 7 0.0005%
1976 — 0 0%
1977 — 8 0.0006%
1978 — 17 0.0013%
1979 — 0 0%
1980 — 10 0.0007%
1981 — 15 0.001%
1982 — 23 0.0015%
1983 — 18 0.0012%
1984 — 5 0.0003%
1985 — 6 0.0004%
1986 — 0 0%
1987 — 6 0.0004%
1988 — 6 0.0004%
1989 — 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 — 11 0.0007%
2001 — 7 0.0005%
2002 — 21 0.0014%
2003 — 14 0.0009%
2004 — 34 0.0022%
2005 — 42 0.0027%
2006 — 151 0.0096%
2007 — 211 0.0134%
2008 — 259 0.0168%
2009 — 228 0.0153%
2010 — 262 0.0182%
2011 — 255 0.0179%
2012 — 287 0.0201%
2013 — 305 0.0214%
2014 — 307 0.0211%
2015 — 318 0.0219%
2016 — 298 0.0207%
2017 — 333 0.0239%
2018 — 418 0.0304%
2019 — 462 0.0341%
2020 — 479 0.0376%
2021 — 435 0.0356%
2022 — 424 0.0321%
2023 — 340 0.0263%

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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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