Olan
Say it: OH-lan
BoyIrish4 letters2 syllables
#329
in Ireland (2025)
#247 with spellings combined
18
babies in 2025
#222
best rank (1999)
347
babies since 1972
Up 214
10-year rank change
Olan through the years
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| Year | Babies (boys) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #247 |
| 2024 | 8 | #413 |
| 2023 | 10 | #351 |
| 2022 | 7 | #438 |
| 2021 | 7 | #439 |
| 2020 | 14 | #299 |
| 2019 | 15 | #287 |
| 2018 | 12 | #324 |
| 2017 | 9 | #394 |
| 2016 | 11 | #353 |
| 2015 | 7 | #461 |
| 2014 | 7 | #468 |
| 2013 | 20 | #257 |
| 2012 | 9 | #401 |
| 2011 | 16 | #289 |
| 2010 | 16 | #284 |
| 2009 | 12 | #322 |
| 2008 | 11 | #346 |
| 2007 | 13 | #282 |
| 2006 | 12 | #271 |
| 2005 | 13 | #239 |
| 2004 | 9 | #283 |
| 2003 | 6 | #337 |
| 2002 | 4 | #393 |
| 2001 | 8 | #251 |
| 2000 | 6 | #274 |
| 1999 | 8 | #222 |
| 1997 | 4 | #337 |
| 1996 | 9 | #234 |
| 1995 | 3 | #334 |
| 1994 | 3 | #342 |
| 1992 | 5 | #267 |
| 1991 | 6 | #242 |
| 1987 | 4 | #272 |
| 1984 | 4 | #274 |
| 1983 | 3 | #330 |
| 1981 | 3 | #322 |
| 1976 | 4 | #288 |
| 1975 | 3 | #321 |
| 1973 | 5 | #268 |
| 1972 | 3 | #307 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0. Spellings with and without fadas are combined; the CSO only recorded fadas from 2018.
★ What does Olan mean?
Uncertain
Irish, the name of Saint Olan (Ólan), patron of Aghabullogue, County Cork.
Say it right
OHlan
The Irish spelling Ólan has a fada on the O, which marks the long "oh" sound.
The story of Olan
Olan, in Irish Ólan, is the name of an early Irish saint. Saint Olan is the patron of the parish of Aghabullogue in County Cork, where a site known as Olan’s Tomb was pictured in a Dublin magazine in 1835. We have not found a reliable explanation of what the name means, so we have left it open.
The name has always been rare, and it is still most closely linked with Cork and its saint.
Olan has been given in small numbers since the 1970s. The CSO records only show fadas from 2018, and it counts Olan and Ólan separately. Counted together, 2025 was a strong year, with 18 boys, putting it at number 247. The plain spelling Olan alone was number 329.
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Sources
- Wikipedia: Aghabullogue
- Wikidata: Olan (male given name)
- CSO VSA50, Boys Names in Ireland with 3 or More Occurrences
At a glance
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Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Olan | 12 | 316 |
| Ólan | 6 | 31 |