Boys' name · since 1914
Dolan
1,701 babies named Dolan in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,648 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,701
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,701 boys have been named Dolan since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dolan has been recorded 1,701 times among boys since 1914, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2023.
- #3,648 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,701 born since 1914
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Dolan ranks #3,648 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,701 born since 1914, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,648 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,701
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
Dolan's 1,701 recorded births place it above 91.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
Dolan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Dolan's full recorded timeline at 1969, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Dolan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2023
- Peak year (1996)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Dolan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (270 births, 16% of the file).
2000s was Dolan's strongest decade.
270 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Dolan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 49
1910s
49 births
- 1920s
1920s
118 births
- 1930s
1930s
155 births
- 1940s
1940s
135 births
- 1950s
1950s
126 births
- 1960s
1960s
114 births
- 1970s
1970s
137 births
- 1980s 106
1980s
106 births
- 1990s
1990s
268 births
- 2000s
2000s
270 births
- 2010s
2010s
182 births
- 2020s 41
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 270 births (16% of all-time use).
How Dolan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Dolan's total volume
Dolan by state
Where Dolan concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 24 | 1.4% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 21 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #5 | Texas | | 5 | 0.3% |
24 of 1,701 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Dolan's data
- Dolan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (270 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Dolans (24 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Dolan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~109 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Dolan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.