Given name & surname
Nolon
“a champion of the people”
Nolon is a variant of Nolan. One Irish interpretation is “a champion of the people.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Nolon is a variant of Nolan. One Irish interpretation is “a champion of the people.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Nolon is a variant of Nolan. An origin associated with Nolan is Irish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nolon through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 159
- 159 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1944
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2022. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 12 in 1944. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 143 as a first name in 2020; 114 as a surname in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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Sibling ideas
Names that share Nolon’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.
A sister for Nolon