Nola is a moderately popular girls' name in England & Wales, ranking #275 in 2025 with 165 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2021 with 249 births ranking #206. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 4,025.0%. In 2025, approximately 1 in every 1,535 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.