boy's name

Dolan

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 1,795

Dolan is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2023 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1996, when 36 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1914.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Dolan over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

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Births named Dolan by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 49
1920s 118
1930s 155
1940s 135
1950s 126
1960s 114
1970s 137
1980s 106
1990s 268
2000s 270
2010s 182
2020s (to 2023) 41

How popular is Dolan?

In 2023, Dolan was given to 14 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Dolan is used

Canada #2,449 6 in 2008
France #5,986 5 in 2021
United States #6,320 14 in 2023

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Dolan

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Dolan also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Dolan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Dolan

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Dolan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Dolan

How popular is the name Dolan?

In 2023, Dolan was given to 14 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Dolan a girl's or a boy's name?

Dolan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Dolan?

Dolan has 2 syllables.

When was Dolan most popular?

Dolan peaked in 1996, when 36 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.