Olan Boy
How popular is Olan?
#6,140 boy name in 2025
14 baby boys were named Olan in the US in 2025, making it the 6140th most popular boy name.
1,171living people named Olan (est.)
48median age of people named Olan
2,732babies named Olan since 1880
1 in 236,810US babies born in 2025
Olan popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #6,140 for boys (▼ 1573 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 14 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-44% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,078 in 2015, #4,536 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1920 (69 boys) |
| Highest rank | #712 in 1908 |
| First recorded | 1895 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Olan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Olin family of names ranked #1,137 for boys in 2025 (#1,148 the year before), with 154 babies in all.
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Olan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 16 | #977 |
| 1900s | 69 | #712 |
| 1910s | 354 | #835 |
| 1920s | 529 | #805 |
| 1930s | 376 | #939 |
| 1940s | 314 | #1,120 |
| 1950s | 237 | #1,226 |
| 1960s | 149 | #1,822 |
| 1970s | 110 | #2,463 |
| 1980s | 89 | #3,429 |
| 1990s | 44 | #4,871 |
| 2000s | 105 | #5,332 |
| 2010s | 204 | #3,751 |
| 2020s | 136 | #3,647 |
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Questions
- Is Olan a boy or girl name?
- Olan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Olan were boys.
- How popular is the name Olan?
- 14 baby boys were named Olan in the US in 2025, making it the 6140th most popular boy name.
- When was Olan most popular?
- Olan peaked in 1920, when 69 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #712 in 1908.
- How many people are named Olan?
- 2,732 babies have been named Olan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,171 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 48.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.