Masculine dossier · first seen 1895

Olan

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Olan
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1920

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1895Peak 19202024

Peak year

1920

Decline from peak

68.1%

2024

All-time

2,718

Olan has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1920, when 69 boys were named Olan.

In 2024, only 22 boys were given the name.

Down 68.1% from its peak.

All told, about 2,718 Americans have been named Olan and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1895.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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