Meaning of name Nolan
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Meaning 
The name Nolan has the following meaning: Champion of the people. Or "famous noble man".
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Nolan is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 170 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Nolan rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 9 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 122 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Nolan in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation  The name Nolan is pronounced as noe-lun Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Nolan and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Nolan: Boys - Claud, Cleveland, Curley, Dandre, Daquan, Draven, Easton, Ford, Hobson, Jackson, Jarrell, Keaton, Merton, Millard, Oakley, Remington, Roswell, Sawyer, Turner, Girls - Afton, Bernita, Dreama, Elisa, Elnora, Jacey, Jakayla, Jannie, Kaydence, Mardell, Maryjane, Rosamond, Shyanne, Skyla, Sudie, Treva, Trista, Both genders - Emory, Lane, Marley, Paris, Taylor
Variants 
Style 
We think the name Nolan should fall under the following style category: Everlasting. See other Everlasting boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Nolan to be: Handsome, strong athleteIn one word, you might describe Nolan as a(n) " handsome" person. See other "handsome" names for boys.
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Famous persons  The names of some famous persons by the name Nolan (or its variants) are: Nolan K. Bushnell , born on 5 February, a famous entrepreneur. Nolan K. Bushnell 's background: An American electrical engineer and entrepreneur who founded both Atari and the Chuck E. Cheese's Pizza-Time Theaters chain. Nolan Pratt , born on 14 August, a famous athelete. Nolan Pratt 's background: A Canadian professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League. He is 6'3' tall, weighs 207 lbs, shoots left and plays defence. Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr., born on 31 January, a famous baseballer. Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr.'s background: A former American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball and current president of the Texas Rangers. Ryan played in a major league record 27 seasons for the New York Mets, California Angels, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers, from 1966 to 1993.
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