Jolan
Jolan or Jolán is a given name, female in Magyar (Hungarian), it is the Hungarian version of the female given name Jolanda. Notable people with the name include :Jolan (singer), English singer Jolan Babus (1917–1967), Hungarian ethnographer and teacher Jolan Chang (1917–2002), Chinese-Canadian sexologist and Taoist philosopher Jolán Földes (1902–1963), Hungarian author Jolan Gross-Bettelheim,…
Meaning & Origin of Jolan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Jolan or Jolán is a given name, female in Magyar (Hungarian), it is the Hungarian version of the female given name Jolanda. Notable people with the name include :Jolan (singer), English singer Jolan Babus (1917–1967), Hungarian ethnographer and teacher Jolan Chang (1917–2002), Chinese-Canadian sexologist and Taoist philosopher Jolán Földes (1902–1963), Hungarian author Jolan Gross-Bettelheim,…
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The Story of Jolan
As a girl name
Jolan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1916, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1918, when 9 Jolans were born — ranking #3,244 that year. As of 2026, Jolan ranks #14,958 for girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 134 Jolans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Jolan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1979, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2013, when 15 Jolans were born — ranking #5,659 that year. As of 2026, Jolan ranks #8,287 for boys with 9 births, holding steady (-3%). In total, more than 278 Jolans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Jolan
Jolan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 278 births in the dataset. Jolan's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #5,659. Use the chart and map above to compare Jolan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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