Nolan: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced NOH-lun · 2 syllables

Nolan means “champion”, from Irish.

Anglicized from Irish O Nuallain (literally “descendant of Nuallan”), diminutive of nuall (“chariot-fighter, champion”).

How popular is Nolan?

Nolan was the #65 name in the US in 2025, given to 4,865 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 2010.

Babies named Nolan in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 2010).

Half of US adults named Nolan are older than 26; most are between 18 and 71. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Nolan have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Nolan means “champion”. It comes from Irish.

Nolan is pronounced NOH-lun.

Nolan was the #65 name in the US in 2025, given to 4,865 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 2010.

Half of US adults named Nolan are older than 26. Most are between 18 and 71.