Nolyn Boy & girl
How popular is Nolyn?
#5,044 boy name in 2025
19 baby boys were named Nolyn in the US in 2025, making it the 5044th most popular boy name. Another 13 girls got the name (#7,883 for girls).
Nolyn popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #5,044 for boys (▼ 1441 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 19 boys, 13 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-47% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,148 in 2015, #2,688 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2019 (53 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,447 in 2012 |
| First recorded | 1998 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 76% boys, 24% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Nolyn counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Nolan family of names ranked #70 for boys in 2025, with 4,938 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Nolyn is most popular
Babies named Nolyn per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Nolyn by decade
Boy names about as popular as Nolyn
Questions
- Is Nolyn a boy or girl name?
- Nolyn is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 76% of babies named Nolyn were boys and 24% were girls.
- How popular is the name Nolyn?
- 19 baby boys were named Nolyn in the US in 2025, making it the 5044th most popular boy name. Another 13 girls got the name (#7,883 for girls).
- When was Nolyn most popular?
- Nolyn peaked in 2019, when 53 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,447 in 2012.
- How many people are named Nolyn?
- 979 babies have been named Nolyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 971 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 11.
- Where is Nolyn most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Nolyn was most common in Tennessee, at 0.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.