Nola is a distinctive girls' name in England & Wales, ranking #2466 in 2001 with 6 recorded births. This places Nola in the top 47% of ranked UK girls' names for the year. Its actual usage is classified as Rare. The name reached its all-time peak in 2021 with 249 births ranking #206. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 50.0%. In 2001, approximately 1 in every 44,664 girls born was named Nola. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
Nola is a neat vintage-style name with more than one accepted route behind it. It is often treated either as a shortened Irish-related form or as a place-linked name.
The name has a light, friendly sound that helped it return as other short vintage names came back into favour. Its history is modest but varied enough to give it character.