Nola is a moderately popular girls' name in England & Wales, ranking #226 in 2024 with 210 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2021 with 249 births ranking #206. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 5,150.0%. In 2024, approximately 1 in every 1,229 girls born was named Nola. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.
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.