Is Olan a boy or girl name?
Olan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 22 boys were named Olan, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,718 US babies named Olan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,652
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Olan since 1895
- 2,718
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 69 babies
Boys and girls named Olan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 16 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 69 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 354 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 529 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 376 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 314 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 237 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 149 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 110 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 89 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 44 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 105 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 204 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 122 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22 | #4,652 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 30 | #3,770 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 19 | #5,164 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 30 | #3,714 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,660 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 26 | #4,075 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 27 | #3,963 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 22 | #4,553 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,892 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 25 | #4,149 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 19 | #5,006 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 27 | #3,827 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 10 | #7,971 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,605 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 12 | #6,976 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,481 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 15 | #5,983 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #13,858 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #9,333 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 9 | #8,115 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,710 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 8 | #8,410 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,401 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 8 | #8,103 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,694 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 7 | #7,891 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 12 | #5,098 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,578 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 9 | #6,206 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,542 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,446 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 8 | #5,581 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 6 | #6,502 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 9 | #4,588 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 11 | #3,864 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,392 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 11 | #3,879 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,786 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,557 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,308 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 12 | #3,346 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 13 | #3,152 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 10 | #3,644 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 13 | #3,031 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,267 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,975 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,865 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 15 | #2,523 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #4,118 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 18 | #2,028 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 12 | #2,543 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 12 | #2,434 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 13 | #2,306 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 18 | #1,897 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 14 | #2,283 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 15 | #2,177 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 11 | #2,630 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 20 | #1,859 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 16 | #2,097 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 16 | #2,084 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 19 | #1,876 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 23 | #1,707 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 14 | #2,234 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 23 | #1,635 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 20 | #1,747 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 33 | #1,323 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 36 | #1,237 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 31 | #1,340 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 22 | #1,600 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 28 | #1,399 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 23 | #1,550 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 36 | #1,228 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 34 | #1,211 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 30 | #1,222 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 32 | #1,184 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 37 | #1,135 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 30 | #1,291 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 34 | #1,146 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 30 | #1,245 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 36 | #1,080 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 39 | #1,038 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 37 | #1,067 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 36 | #1,087 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 32 | #1,184 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 33 | #1,167 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 30 | #1,222 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 41 | #1,048 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 48 | #955 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 44 | #1,045 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 35 | #1,188 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 46 | #1,028 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 51 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 37 | #1,187 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 58 | #888 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 67 | #833 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 53 | #948 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 57 | #925 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 56 | #947 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 69 | #810 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 58 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 42 | #1,055 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 46 | #953 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 47 | #935 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 43 | #957 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 39 | #879 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 33 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 21 | #1,016 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 14 | #915 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 11 | #1,026 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 12 | #882 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 14 | #734 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,062 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 6 | #1,169 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,255 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 9 | #846 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 9 | #764 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,159 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 5 | #1,219 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 6 | #1,046 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Olan reached #734 in 1908. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Olan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.