Recorded 1973–2015 Boys' name Peak 1992 44 births

Tolan — boys' name

44 babies named Tolan in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121990s122000s52010s15
2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Tolan was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

7 babies were named Tolan in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Tolan

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Tolan between 1973 and 2015, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Tolan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Tolan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Tolan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Tolan 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 44 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.

Tolan at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

44

Since 1973

43 years of records

Peak year

1992

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1973

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2015

Tolan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1973

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1992)
7
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20152012201120081995199219751973 6

Tolan by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
15 births that decade — 34% of Tolan's all-time total
1970s121990s122000s52010s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tolan?
44 babies have been named Tolan since 1973. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1992 with 7 births.
When was Tolan most popular?
Tolan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Tolan been used?
Tolan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 43 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Tolan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Tolbert, Tollie, Toluwani, Toluwanimi, 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, 1973–2015 (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.