Nolan

NOH-lun

Boy

Average rank #230 across 6 of 7 countries

Meaning & origin

Irish, English

From an Irish surname which was derived from 脫 Nuall谩in meaning "descendant of Nuall脕N". The baseball player Nolan Ryan (1947-) is a famous bearer of this name.

How popular is Nolan?

馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆仴鬆伄鬆仹鬆伩 England & Wales

#283

in 2025

馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆伋鬆仯鬆伌鬆伩 Scotland

#198

in 2025

馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland

#509

in 2025

馃嚭馃嚫 USA

#65

in 2025

馃嚚馃嚘 Canada

#34

in 2024

馃嚦馃嚳 New Zealand

#293

in 2025

Not in top rankings for: 馃嚘馃嚭 Australia

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