Holding steady, #13,208 for girls today.
Popularity of Nolie since 1880
Babies named Nolie per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1918, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Nolie's real moment was 1880.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 15 |
| 1890s | 45 |
| 1900s | 54 |
| 1910s | 85 |
| 1920s | 35 |
| 1930s | 11 |
| 1940s | 10 |
| 1950s | 0 |
| 1960s | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 27 |
| 2020s | 11 |
Meaning & origin
Nolie is a rare name that first appeared in U.S. data in 1880, its peak year, when it ranked 13,208th with a frequency of 1 in 267,878 births. It has remained extremely uncommon, never achieving widespread use. The name is likely a diminutive of Noelle or Magnolia, fitting a pattern of sweet, vowel-ending nicknames popular in the late 19th century. Despite its low usage, Nolie has a gentle, vintage charm. Its trajectory is stable, indicating it has stayed at consistently negligible levels for over a century.
Nolie is a diminutive or variant of Noelle, the feminine form of Noel, derived from Latin 'natalis' meaning 'birth' (as in Christmas). It may also be a pet form of Magnolia, the flower named after French botanist Pierre Magnol. Used as a given name since the 19th century, Nolie appeared in U.S. records as early as 1880.
Nicknames & variants
Sibling names for Nolie
Names that share Nolie's style, for a brother or sister.
