Dolan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- DOH-lan
- Origin
- Irish
Dolan is a boys' name of Irish origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Dolan mean?
Irish: Irish surname, from Gaelic Ó Dobhailén
An Irish surname, from Gaelic Ó Dobhailén, now also used as a first name.
Is Dolan a girl's or a boy's name?
Dolan is a boys' name.
How popular is Dolan in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 36 boys. It first appears in the records in 1914.
Half of all the boys named Dolan in the US since 1880 were born between 1948 and 2002, the years shaded on the chart below.
Dolan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 8 | #8,734 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 13 | #6,341 |
| 2017 | 11 | #7,091 |
| 2016 | 27 | #3,882 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,320 |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,043 |
| 2013 | 22 | #4,311 |
| 2012 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2011 | 20 | #4,657 |
| 2010 | 25 | #3,993 |
| 2009 | 22 | #4,427 |
| 2008 | 25 | #4,041 |
| 2007 | 35 | #3,186 |
| 2006 | 29 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 32 | #3,168 |
| 2004 | 27 | #3,452 |
| 2003 | 28 | #3,275 |
| 2002 | 20 | #4,038 |
| 2001 | 29 | #3,056 |
| 2000 | 23 | #3,530 |
| 1999 | 30 | #2,791 |
| 1998 | 29 | #2,779 |
| 1997 | 27 | #2,819 |
| 1996 | 36 | #2,249 |
| 1995 | 27 | #2,680 |
| 1994 | 33 | #2,342 |
| 1993 | 31 | #2,393 |
| 1992 | 18 | #3,452 |
| 1991 | 27 | #2,538 |
| 1990 | 10 | #4,986 |
| 1989 | 15 | #3,612 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,345 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,698 |
| 1983 | 11 | #3,629 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,232 |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,410 |
| 1980 | 11 | #3,614 |
| 1979 | 12 | #3,356 |
| 1978 | 19 | #2,375 |
| 1977 | 9 | #3,834 |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 14 | #2,749 |
| 1974 | 13 | #2,797 |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,221 |
| 1972 | 13 | #2,658 |
| 1971 | 16 | #2,365 |
| 1970 | 26 | #1,698 |
| 1969 | 11 | #2,681 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,672 |
| 1967 | 12 | #2,351 |
| 1966 | 5 | #3,946 |
| 1965 | 11 | #2,474 |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,049 |
| 1963 | 19 | #1,838 |
| 1962 | 17 | #1,961 |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,095 |
| 1960 | 17 | #1,972 |
| 1959 | 12 | #2,413 |
| 1958 | 12 | #2,368 |
| 1957 | 7 | #3,255 |
| 1956 | 17 | #1,944 |
| 1955 | 16 | #1,978 |
| 1954 | 16 | #1,955 |
| 1953 | 16 | #1,957 |
| 1952 | 14 | #2,072 |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,064 |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,579 |
| 1949 | 18 | #1,753 |
| 1948 | 17 | #1,816 |
| 1947 | 18 | #1,785 |
| 1946 | 18 | #1,691 |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,392 |
| 1944 | 8 | #2,632 |
| 1943 | 12 | #2,181 |
| 1942 | 9 | #2,522 |
| 1941 | 15 | #1,821 |
| 1940 | 11 | #2,179 |
| 1939 | 12 | #2,050 |
| 1938 | 16 | #1,741 |
| 1937 | 18 | #1,627 |
| 1936 | 15 | #1,801 |
| 1935 | 17 | #1,708 |
| 1934 | 21 | #1,498 |
| 1933 | 13 | #1,997 |
| 1932 | 15 | #1,922 |
| 1931 | 11 | #2,327 |
| 1930 | 17 | #1,821 |
| 1929 | 14 | #2,095 |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,659 |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,034 |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,383 |
| 1925 | 6 | #3,739 |
| 1924 | 16 | #2,043 |
| 1923 | 9 | #2,948 |
| 1922 | 11 | #2,629 |
| 1921 | 16 | #2,058 |
| 1920 | 13 | #2,335 |
| 1919 | 9 | #2,876 |
| 1918 | 12 | #2,397 |
| 1917 | 8 | #2,955 |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,176 |
| 1915 | 5 | #3,824 |
| 1914 | 8 | #2,456 |
Names like Dolan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Keegan Declan Donovan Nolan Brayden Keenan Kevin Deegan Brennan Devin Conan Teagan
Names related to Dolan
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Finn Aiden Ryan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Ronan Connor Casey Kennedy Callan
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Dolan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/dolan, updated 20 October 2026.