Boys' name · since 1973

Tolan

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.

#23,121 of 45,481
all-time among boys
44
born since 1973
2010s
peak decade

Tolan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 44 recorded since 1973.

Social Security Administration records show Tolan recorded 44 times among boys since 1973, 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 1973 to 2015.

  • #23,121 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 44 born since 1973
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tolan ranks #23,121 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 1973, peaking in the 2010s.

#23,121 of 45,481
all-time among boys
44
born since 1973
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Tolan's 44 recorded births place it above 49.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Tolan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Tolan splits its recorded history at 2008: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1995 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Tolan popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1992)
7
Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19731975199219952008201120122015 5

Tolan by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (15 births, 34% of the file).

2010s was Tolan's strongest decade.

15 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.

Tolan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 15 births (34% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Tolan? ▼
44 babies have been named Tolan since 1973. All-time, it sits at #23,121 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1992 with 7 births.
Where does Tolan sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tolan ranks #23,121 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
Records for Tolan go back to 1973, giving 43 years of history 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.

Keep exploring Tolan

Nearby Names Like Tolan

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Tolan

Tolbert Boy
792 births
Tollie Boy
566 births
Toluwani Boy
79 births
Toluwanimi Boy
67 births
Toliver Boy
46 births

Compare Tolan side by side: Tolan vs Tolbert Tolan vs Tollie Tolan vs Toluwani

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

Orba
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Jonie
44 births · Peak 1926
Bertice
44 births · Peak 1914
Moir
44 births · Peak 1924
Niilo
44 births · Peak 1916
Arpad
44 births · Peak 1919
Eppie
44 births · Peak 1950
Leburn
44 births · Peak 1919

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Tolan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1973–2015 (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 Tolan 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.