Nolan is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “champion.” In 2024 it was given to 4,888 boys in the United States.
Nolan belongs to the Irish & Celtic and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “champion” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Nolan first appears in Social Security records in 1881. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #57 in 2023, and in 2024 4,888 babies received the name — 130,624 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Nolan means “champion” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Nolan is a boy name. In 2024, 4,888 babies received the name in the US.
Nolan comes from the Irish & Celtic and English & American tradition.
Nolan first appears in US records in 1881. Its best-ever ranking was #57 in 2023, and 4,888 babies were given the name in 2024.
Nolan is pronounced /ˈnəʊlən/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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