Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Nola

#891 most common girls' name of all time · #1,611 across all names · <1% male / >99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#891
Rank overall
#1,611 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
26,271
Since 2016
4,283
Peak year
2020 #553
Best rank
#253 1894
Girls Boys peak 537/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Nola is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 331 — 331 #821
2024 369 — 369 #762
2023 381 — 381 #739
2022 472 — 472 #625
2021 503 — 503 #595
2020 537 — 537 #553
2019 500 — 500 #605
2018 461 — 461 #643
2017 379 — 379 #744
2016 350 — 350 #818
2015 368 — 368 #769
2014 348 — 348 #804
2013 350 — 350 #776
2012 334 — 334 #804
2011 292 — 292 #893
2010 314 — 314 #856
2009 280 — 280 #955
2008 299 — 299 #917
2007 257 — 257 #1,027
2006 202 — 202 #1,198
2005 104 — 104 #1,855
2004 86 — 86 #2,101
2003 80 — 80 #2,168
2002 59 — 59 #2,605
2001 44 — 44 #3,145
2000 50 — 50 #2,854
1999 37 — 37 #3,374
1998 31 — 31 #3,733
1997 36 — 36 #3,226
1996 34 — 34 #3,363
1995 29 — 29 #3,670
1994 32 — 32 #3,448
1993 32 — 32 #3,422
1992 25 — 25 #4,089
1991 25 — 25 #4,059
1990 24 — 24 #4,121
1989 37 — 37 #2,932
1988 24 — 24 #3,805
1987 38 — 38 #2,614
1986 30 — 30 #3,054
1985 34 — 34 #2,753
1984 42 — 42 #2,300
1983 61 — 61 #1,751
1982 65 — 65 #1,720
1981 53 — 53 #1,986
1980 38 — 38 #2,491
1979 58 — 58 #1,834
1978 62 — 62 #1,692
1977 65 — 65 #1,621
1976 47 — 47 #1,915
1975 40 — 40 #2,137
1974 39 — 39 #2,102
1973 33 — 33 #2,311
1972 37 — 37 #2,095
1971 69 — 69 #1,473
1970 66 — 66 #1,507
1969 80 — 80 #1,251
1968 68 — 68 #1,348
1967 65 — 65 #1,361
1966 99 — 99 #1,051
1965 92 — 92 #1,089
1964 137 — 137 #888
1963 118 — 118 #981
1962 148 — 148 #867
1961 155 — 155 #850
1960 168 — 168 #790
1959 252 — 252 #627
1958 144 — 144 #853
1957 159 — 159 #803
1956 206 — 206 #669
1955 195 — 195 #671
1954 236 — 236 #589
1953 255 — 255 #545
1952 240 — 240 #560
1951 249 — 249 #528
1950 247 — 247 #520
1949 223 — 223 #556
1948 210 — 210 #579
1947 252 — 252 #527
1946 222 — 222 #527
1945 231 — 231 #473
1944 245 — 245 #458
1943 291 — 291 #431
1942 263 — 263 #457
1941 279 — 279 #411
1940 259 — 259 #424
1939 273 — 273 #408
1938 337 — 337 #350
1937 294 — 294 #378
1936 300 — 300 #366
1935 286 — 286 #375
1934 307 — 307 #360
1933 281 — 281 #384
1932 301 — 301 #370
1931 300 — 300 #370
1930 322 — 322 #382
1929 328 — 328 #371
1928 330 — 330 #376
1927 361 — 361 #358
1926 268 9 277 #417
1925 279 — 279 #414
1924 320 — 320 #378
1923 312 — 312 #376
1922 335 — 335 #361
1921 324 — 324 #374
1920 306 — 306 #379
1919 343 — 343 #348
1918 390 — 390 #325
1917 307 — 307 #358
1916 301 — 301 #355
1915 320 — 320 #334
1914 227 — 227 #349
1913 205 — 205 #337
1912 211 — 211 #316
1911 168 — 168 #307
1910 158 — 158 #306
1909 172 — 172 #275
1908 144 — 144 #295
1907 142 — 142 #294
1906 125 — 125 #298
1905 127 — 127 #296
1904 140 — 140 #266
1903 131 — 131 #271
1902 131 — 131 #272
1901 93 — 93 #313
1900 129 — 129 #288
1899 106 — 106 #281
1898 122 — 122 #278
1897 74 — 74 #342
1896 108 — 108 #278
1895 111 — 111 #266
1894 118 — 118 #253
1893 90 — 90 #278
1892 62 — 62 #337
1891 78 — 78 #285
1890 60 — 60 #327
1889 69 — 69 #286
1888 54 — 54 #330
1887 55 — 55 #288
1886 51 — 51 #289
1885 39 — 39 #325
1884 34 — 34 #338
1883 30 — 30 #326
1882 37 — 37 #292
1881 32 — 32 #282
1880 23 — 23 #340