boy's name
Olan
- Origin Atayal
- Gender Boy
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,332
Ireland
#335
2025 births
Olan is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Olan is a name of Atayal origin.
- Peaked in 1920, when 69 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1895.
Olan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1890s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 16 |
| 1900s | 69 |
| 1910s | 354 |
| 1920s | 529 |
| 1930s | 376 |
| 1940s | 314 |
| 1950s | 237 |
| 1960s | 149 |
| 1970s | 110 |
| 1980s | 89 |
| 1990s | 44 |
| 2000s | 105 |
| 2010s | 204 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 136 |
How popular is Olan?
In 2025, Olan was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Olan is used
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.
How Olan is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Ólan | Ólan is a rare spelling of Olan, written with a fada and recorded 31 times, mostly in Ireland. | 31 |
Names that peaked alongside Olan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Olan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Olan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Olan in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
- Other forms
- Forms we hold no single language for — some are used across several, some are simply spelled differently.
- Ólan
Sibling names for Olan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Olan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Olan
How popular is the name Olan?
In 2025, Olan was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Olan a girl's or a boy's name?
Olan is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Olan most popular?
Olan peaked in 1920, when 69 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
Is Olan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Olan currently ranks #335 in the United States. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.