How Many People Are Named Olan?
An estimated 1,223 people in the United States have the first name Olan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 48 years old, and Olan peaked in popularity in 1920 with 69 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Olan 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 Olan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,223
About 1 in 280,257 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1920
69 births
Total Registered
2,718
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Olan
Olan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,718 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Olan as a male name
Ranked #4,652 in 2024
22 male births in 2024
Peak: 1920 (69 births)
Olan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Olan span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 529 babies were registered. Olan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Olan by Decade
How has Olan 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.
Olan by State
Birth registrations for Olan span all 9 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Oklahoma, Alabama. The lowest are in Missouri, Florida, Ohio. On average, about 82 Olans were registered per state.
Olan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Olan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Olan
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Olan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Olan?
We estimate approximately 1,223 people named Olan 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 280,257 Americans share this first name.
Is Olan a common name?
Olan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,718 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Olan most popular?
Olan reached peak popularity in 1920, when 69 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Olan is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Olan a male name?
Olan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Olan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Olan Smith, Olan Johnson, Olan 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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