Boys' name · since 1974
Golan
22 babies named Golan in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #28,169 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
22 boys have been named Golan since 1974, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Golan recorded 22 times among boys since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2017.
- #28,169 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 22 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Golan ranks #28,169 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 22 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #28,169 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 22
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Golan's 22 recorded births place it above 37.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Golan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Golan's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Golan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2017
- Peak year (1982)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Golan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (10 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Golan's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Golan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
7 births
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 10 births (45% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Golan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1974–2017 (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 Golan 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.