The baby name Dolan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdoʊlən/ (DOH-lən).
Dolan is Irish in Origin.
The baby name Dolan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdoʊlən/ (DOH-lən).
Dolan is Irish in Origin.
Dolan is an Irish surname-turned-given name from the Gaelic Ó Dobhailen (also recorded as Ó Dóláin), meaning "descendant of Dobhailen/Dólán." The exact etymology of the personal name is debated; scholars connect it either to dubh, "dark, black," yielding the sense "descendant of the dark-haired one," or to dobhail, "ill fortune/harm," in which case the name functions chiefly as a patronymic rather than carrying a fixed lexical meaning.
As a surname, Dolan appears in medieval Irish records and was prominent in Connacht, later spreading overseas with 19th-century emigration. Its use as a first name is recent, reflecting the Anglophone taste for brisk Irish surnames. Variants and Anglicizations include Doolan, Dolin, and Doland; Gaelic forms are Ó Dobhailen and Ó Dóláin. While sometimes unisex, Dolan is chiefly given to boys today and sits near Nolan, Ronan, and Rowan in style.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| BD | 0 | #238 | 4 | 5,992 | |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #259 | 1 | 3,997 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| Canada | Boys | 2008 | #318 | 6 | 2,355 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #339 | 2 | 6,459 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #377 | 10 | 8,413 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #383 | 5 | 2,865 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #404 | 5 | 11,440 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #496 | 4 | 7,625 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #503 | 3 | 9,305 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #520 | 57 | 10,045 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #524 | 2 | 11,303 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #608 | 24 | 13,121 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #644 | 2 | 11,648 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #696 | 2 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #697 | 11 | 18,093 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #698 | 3 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #736 | 4 | 17,960 |
| SY | 0 | #767 | 1 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #840 | 42 | 17,948 |
| United States | Boys | 2023 | #885 | 14 | 7,053 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #923 | 4 | 14,506 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #968 | 34 | 16,750 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #980 | 2 | 15,656 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 8 | 25,931 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,029 | 5 | 16,355 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,061 | 32 | 22,615 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,071 | 2 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,155 | 24 | 25,619 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,174 | 9 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,248 | 7 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,584 | 31 | 28,008 |
Dolan is popular in 40 countries — most recent births per country:
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