Recorded 1974–2017 Boys' name Peak 1982 22 births

Golan — boys' name

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.

1970s51980s72010s10
2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Golan was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

7 babies were named Golan in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Golan

The Social Security Administration has registered 22 babies named Golan between 1974 and 2017, spanning 44 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Golan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Golan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Golan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Golan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 22 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Golan at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

22

Since 1974

44 years of records

Peak year

1982

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1974

Recorded for 44 years

Last year on file: 2017

Golan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1974

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1982)
7
Annual births at peak — across 44 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 2017201619821974 5

Golan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
10 births that decade — 45% of Golan's all-time total
1970s51980s72010s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Golan?
22 babies have been named Golan since 1974. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1982 with 7 births.
When was Golan most popular?
Golan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Golan been used?
Golan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 44 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Golan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Golden, Goldie, Goldman, Goliath, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.