How Many People Are Named Dolan?
An estimated 1,279 people in the United States have the first name Dolan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Dolan peaked in popularity in 1996 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Dolan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Dolan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,279
About 1 in 267,986 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1996
36 births
Total Registered
1,701
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Dolan
Dolan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,701 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Dolan as a male name
Ranked #6,288 in 2023
14 male births in 2023
Peak: 1996 (36 births)
Dolan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Dolan span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 270 babies were registered. Dolan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Dolan by Decade
How has Dolan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Dolan by State
Birth registrations for Dolan span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, North Carolina, Florida. The lowest are in Texas, Indiana, Florida. On average, about 12 Dolans were registered per state.
Dolan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Dolan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Dolan
Other first names starting with D with a similar number of bearers.
Dolan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Dolan?
We estimate approximately 1,279 people named Dolan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 267,986 Americans share this first name.
Is Dolan a common name?
Dolan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,701 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Dolan most popular?
Dolan reached peak popularity in 1996, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Dolan is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Dolan a male name?
Dolan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Dolan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Dolan Smith, Dolan Johnson, Dolan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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