Dolan

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Dolan first appears in the data in 1914 and has been recorded in 110 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 36 babies (rank #2,262 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Dolan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Dolan yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,701

Total babies (all years)

110

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1914	8	#2,493
1915	5	#3,974
1916	7	#3,255
1917	8	#3,005
1918	12	#2,431
1919	9	#2,934
1920	13	#2,360
1921	16	#2,084
1922	11	#2,672
1923	9	#3,008
1924	16	#2,067
1925	6	#3,851
1926	7	#3,468
1927	16	#2,062
1928	10	#2,707
1929	14	#2,120
1930	17	#1,842
1931	11	#2,361
1932	15	#1,937
1933	13	#2,023
1934	21	#1,520
1935	17	#1,722
1936	15	#1,822
1937	18	#1,644
1938	16	#1,761
1939	12	#2,092
1940	11	#2,216
1941	15	#1,836
1942	9	#2,569
1943	12	#2,205
1944	8	#2,690
1945	9	#2,437
1946	18	#1,711
1947	18	#1,801
1948	17	#1,835
1949	18	#1,774
1950	9	#2,624
1951	7	#3,141
1952	14	#2,095
1953	16	#1,981
1954	16	#1,982
1955	16	#1,989
1956	17	#1,959
1957	7	#3,324
1958	12	#2,402
1959	12	#2,451
1960	17	#1,990
1961	8	#3,167
1962	17	#1,988
1963	19	#1,851
1964	8	#3,106
1965	11	#2,512
1966	5	#4,094
1967	12	#2,388
1968	6	#3,806
1969	11	#2,738
1970	26	#1,715
1971	16	#2,396
1972	13	#2,709
1973	10	#3,275
1974	13	#2,844
1975	14	#2,793
1976	5	#5,828
1977	9	#3,927
1978	19	#2,399
1979	12	#3,411
1980	11	#3,683
1981	12	#3,472
1982	9	#4,325
1983	11	#3,684
1984	11	#3,770
1985	6	#5,994
1986	6	#6,140
1987	10	#4,335
1988	15	#3,397
1989	15	#3,673
1990	10	#5,096
1991	27	#2,563
1992	18	#3,493
1993	31	#2,414
1994	33	#2,359
1995	27	#2,706
1996	36	#2,262
1997	27	#2,845
1998	29	#2,803
1999	30	#2,815
2000	23	#3,565
2001	29	#3,082
2002	20	#4,074
2003	28	#3,303
2004	27	#3,478
2005	32	#3,186
2006	29	#3,543
2007	35	#3,204
2008	25	#4,060
2009	22	#4,469
2010	25	#4,022
2011	20	#4,699
2012	26	#3,926
2013	22	#4,363
2014	11	#7,177
2015	13	#6,419
2016	27	#3,909
2017	11	#7,223
2018	13	#6,435
2019	14	#6,171
2020	8	#8,935
2021	7	#9,988
2022	12	#6,923
2023	14	#6,288