Olan
Boy · OH-lan
Olan is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies) and 6,140th for boys in the US (14 babies).
Where does Olan come from?
Older American name; perhaps a variant of Olin or Olen
- Say it
- OH-lan
Is Olan a girl's or a boy's name?
Olan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK and 14 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Olan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 100% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Olan, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,143rd. Its busiest year was 2017, with 9 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Olan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 1 | #6,143 |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 1 | #4,262 |
How popular is Olan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,140among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 14about 1 in 120,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 14 boys in the US were named Olan, making it the 6,140th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,536th. Its busiest year was 1920, with 69 boys. It first appears in the records in 1895.
2025 had fewer boys named Olan than any year since 2012.
Half of all the boys named Olan in the US since 1880 were born between 1924 and 1970, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 133 boys in the US were given Olan or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,254, up from #6,140 for this spelling alone.
Olan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | #6,140 |
| 2024 | 22 | #4,567 |
| 2023 | 30 | #3,710 |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,015 |
| 2021 | 30 | #3,647 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,536 |
| 2019 | 26 | #4,000 |
| 2018 | 27 | #3,887 |
| 2017 | 22 | #4,462 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,775 |
| 2015 | 25 | #4,078 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4,862 |
| 2013 | 27 | #3,751 |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,553 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,692 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,332 |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,762 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 9 | #7,633 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 8 | #7,529 |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,309 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,275 |
| 1996 | 12 | #4,871 |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,228 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,265 |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,194 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #5,920 |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,328 |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,698 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,139 |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,690 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,599 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,429 |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,066 |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,214 |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,036 |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,469 |
| 1975 | 13 | #2,900 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,118 |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,855 |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,620 |
| 1971 | 15 | #2,463 |
| 1970 | 7 | #3,834 |
| 1969 | 18 | #1,976 |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,444 |
| 1967 | 12 | #2,351 |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,215 |
| 1965 | 18 | #1,855 |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,204 |
| 1963 | 15 | #2,114 |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,502 |
| 1961 | 20 | #1,822 |
| 1960 | 16 | #2,041 |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,032 |
| 1958 | 19 | #1,837 |
| 1957 | 23 | #1,672 |
| 1956 | 14 | #2,167 |
| 1955 | 23 | #1,610 |
| 1954 | 20 | #1,705 |
| 1953 | 33 | #1,303 |
| 1952 | 36 | #1,226 |
| 1951 | 31 | #1,331 |
| 1950 | 22 | #1,571 |
| 1949 | 28 | #1,379 |
| 1948 | 23 | #1,518 |
| 1947 | 36 | #1,212 |
| 1946 | 34 | #1,195 |
| 1945 | 30 | #1,203 |
| 1944 | 32 | #1,173 |
| 1943 | 37 | #1,120 |
| 1942 | 30 | #1,268 |
| 1941 | 34 | #1,129 |
| 1940 | 30 | #1,227 |
| 1939 | 36 | #1,070 |
| 1938 | 39 | #1,030 |
| 1937 | 37 | #1,056 |
| 1936 | 36 | #1,068 |
| 1935 | 32 | #1,165 |
| 1934 | 33 | #1,150 |
| 1933 | 30 | #1,202 |
| 1932 | 41 | #1,035 |
| 1931 | 48 | #939 |
| 1930 | 44 | #1,037 |
| 1929 | 35 | #1,173 |
| 1928 | 46 | #1,019 |
| 1927 | 51 | #982 |
| 1926 | 37 | #1,174 |
| 1925 | 58 | #882 |
| 1924 | 67 | #823 |
| 1923 | 53 | #941 |
| 1922 | 57 | #924 |
| 1921 | 56 | #939 |
| 1920 | 69 | #805 |
| 1919 | 58 | #867 |
| 1918 | 42 | #1,035 |
| 1917 | 46 | #946 |
| 1916 | 47 | #922 |
| 1915 | 43 | #952 |
| 1914 | 39 | #870 |
| 1913 | 33 | #835 |
| 1912 | 21 | #1,000 |
| 1911 | 14 | #895 |
| 1910 | 11 | #980 |
| 1909 | 12 | #840 |
| 1908 | 14 | #712 |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,093 |
| 1906 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,001 |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,063 |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,129 |
| 1902 | 9 | #793 |
| 1901 | 9 | #727 |
| 1900 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,050 |
| 1898 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,100 |
| 1895 | 6 | #977 |
Names like Olan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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