Nola is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #3412 in 1996 with 34 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2020 with 537 births ranking #553. In 1996, approximately 1 in every 51,558 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.