I don't know why but lately I have been very fond of this name. It's cute for a little boy but not in the way that you can't picture it being an adult's name.
In 'The Looking Glass Wars' by Frank Beddor, Princess Alyss of Wonderland is the daughter of King Nolan. He is killed at the beginning of the book by his sister-in-law Redd, on Alyss's birthday.
A pretty famous bearer of this name is voice actor Nolan North, who is known for being both very professional and very prolific in video games. He is best known for voicing (and motion acting) Nathan Drake, the protagonist of the Uncharted series.
Christopher Nolan is an English-American film director and screenwriter known for "Memento", "Inception", and "The Dark Knight". His brother, Jonathan Nolan, is also a screenwriter.
My sisters would be very disappointed to see their name described as "masculine! It is such a pity, with a little responsible research you could have found this out! Nolan is never used as a forename in real Irish culture Their surname is Nolan - an ancient Celtic/Norman family with the feminine Irish form as Ní Nualláin, masculine form being Ó Nualláin.
I like this name and if you like\love it as well and are considering using it for your little guy, some combos I have paired with it that you are more than welcome to take a look at are: Nolan Raimi Nolan Sawyer Nolan Xavier Nolan Parker Nolan Ross Thomas Nolan.