Nolan: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Nolan | Boys
Origin of the name Nolan:
Transferred use of the Irish surname derived from the Gaelic O'Nualláin (descendant of Nuallan), which is from nuall (shout).
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US Popularity of Nolan Over Time
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We named our son Nolan (2012). Lots of positive feedback so far! It's extremely important to us that our children's names are not common and we haven't met another Nolan. One or two people have told us if extended family members with the same name but not the same age.
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Champion (Irish, Gaelic)
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Nolan Ryan (baseball player)
Christopher Nolan (director/producer/writer of movies like Following, Memento, Insomnia, Batman Begins, The Prestige, The Dark Knight, Inception, and The Dark Knight Rises)- Nolan in song, story & screen: | Edit
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Current Popularity of Nolan by State
Global Popularity of the Name Nolan
- #51 in Canada (Alberta)
- #73 in Canada (British Columbia)
- #131 in United States
- #187 in Canada (Quebec)
