Olan is an uncommon variant of Olin that peaked in 1920 and has grown less common since.
Olan is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,345 for boy births in the United States (and #13,383 across all names), given to 14 babies. Olan first appears in 1895 and peaked in 1920 (69 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | #6,345 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | #4,667 |
| 2023 | 30 | 30 | #3,778 |
| 2022 | 19 | 19 | #5,166 |
| 2021 | 30 | 30 | #3,716 |
| 2020 | 21 | 21 | #4,661 |
| 2019 | 26 | 26 | #4,079 |
| 2018 | 27 | 27 | #3,964 |
| 2017 | 22 | 22 | #4,555 |
| 2016 | 20 | 20 | #4,894 |
| 2015 | 25 | 25 | #4,150 |
| 2014 | 19 | 19 | #5,006 |
| 2013 | 27 | 27 | #3,827 |
| 2012 | 10 | 10 | #7,971 |
| 2011 | 16 | 16 | #5,605 |
| 2010 | 12 | 12 | #6,977 |
| 2009 | 17 | 17 | #5,482 |
| 2008 | 15 | 15 | #5,984 |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | #13,859 |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 | #9,334 |
| 2005 | 9 | 9 | #8,115 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | #5,711 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | #8,411 |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | #6,402 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | #8,103 |
| 2000 | 10 | 10 | #6,695 |
| 1997 | 7 | — | #7,890 |
| 1996 | 12 | — | #5,098 |
| 1995 | 6 | — | #8,580 |
| 1994 | 9 | — | #6,206 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | #5,543 |
| 1989 | 12 | — | #4,447 |
| 1988 | 8 | — | #5,581 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #6,501 |
| 1985 | 9 | — | #4,588 |
| 1984 | 11 | — | #3,864 |
| 1983 | 9 | — | #4,393 |
| 1982 | 11 | — | #3,879 |
| 1981 | 11 | — | #3,787 |
| 1980 | 12 | — | #3,558 |
| 1979 | 9 | — | #4,307 |
| 1978 | 12 | — | #3,346 |
| 1977 | 13 | — | #3,152 |
| 1976 | 10 | — | #3,644 |
| 1975 | 13 | — | #3,031 |
| 1974 | 11 | — | #3,265 |
| 1973 | 12 | — | #2,975 |
| 1972 | 8 | — | #3,868 |
| 1971 | 15 | — | #2,523 |
| 1970 | 7 | — | #4,117 |
| 1969 | 18 | — | #2,028 |
| 1968 | 12 | — | #2,543 |
| 1967 | 12 | — | #2,435 |
| 1966 | 13 | — | #2,306 |
| 1965 | 18 | — | #1,897 |
| 1964 | 14 | — | #2,283 |
| 1963 | 15 | — | #2,177 |
| 1962 | 11 | — | #2,631 |
| 1961 | 20 | — | #1,861 |
| 1960 | 16 | — | #2,098 |
| 1959 | 16 | — | #2,085 |
| 1958 | 19 | — | #1,877 |
| 1957 | 23 | — | #1,707 |
| 1956 | 14 | — | #2,234 |
| 1955 | 23 | — | #1,635 |
| 1954 | 20 | — | #1,747 |
| 1953 | 33 | — | #1,323 |
| 1952 | 36 | — | #1,237 |
| 1951 | 31 | — | #1,340 |
| 1950 | 22 | — | #1,600 |
| 1949 | 28 | — | #1,399 |
| 1948 | 23 | — | #1,550 |
| 1947 | 36 | — | #1,228 |
| 1946 | 34 | — | #1,211 |
| 1945 | 30 | — | #1,223 |
| 1944 | 32 | — | #1,184 |
| 1943 | 37 | — | #1,135 |
| 1942 | 30 | — | #1,291 |
| 1941 | 34 | — | #1,146 |
| 1940 | 30 | — | #1,245 |
| 1939 | 36 | — | #1,080 |
| 1938 | 39 | — | #1,038 |
| 1937 | 37 | — | #1,067 |
| 1936 | 36 | — | #1,087 |
| 1935 | 32 | — | #1,184 |
| 1934 | 33 | — | #1,167 |
| 1933 | 30 | — | #1,222 |
| 1932 | 41 | — | #1,048 |
| 1931 | 48 | — | #955 |
| 1930 | 44 | — | #1,045 |
| 1929 | 35 | — | #1,188 |
| 1928 | 46 | — | #1,028 |
| 1927 | 51 | — | #988 |
| 1926 | 37 | — | #1,187 |
| 1925 | 58 | — | #888 |
| 1924 | 67 | — | #833 |
| 1923 | 53 | — | #948 |
| 1922 | 57 | — | #925 |
| 1921 | 56 | — | #947 |
| 1920 | 69 | — | #810 |
| 1919 | 58 | — | #874 |
| 1918 | 42 | — | #1,055 |
| 1917 | 46 | — | #953 |
| 1916 | 47 | — | #935 |
| 1915 | 43 | — | #957 |
| 1914 | 39 | — | #879 |
| 1913 | 33 | — | #848 |
| 1912 | 21 | — | #1,016 |
| 1911 | 14 | — | #915 |
| 1910 | 11 | — | #1,026 |
| 1909 | 12 | — | #882 |
| 1908 | 14 | — | #734 |
| 1907 | 7 | — | #1,175 |
| 1905 | 7 | — | #1,062 |
| 1904 | 6 | — | #1,169 |
| 1903 | 5 | — | #1,255 |
| 1902 | 9 | — | #846 |
| 1901 | 9 | — | #764 |
| 1899 | 5 | — | #1,159 |
| 1896 | 5 | — | #1,219 |
| 1895 | 6 | — | #1,046 |