Meaning 
The name Olan has the following meaning: Ancestor's descendent. Derived from the Old Norse elements "anu" (ancestor) and "leifr" (descendent).
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Olan is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Olan in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Olan and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Olan: Boys - Danely, Denby, Denholm, Einar, Elvis, Erik, Garth, Gunnar, Gustav, Kason, Lambert, Girls - Dagny, Dahlia, Erika, Ingrid, Karina, Kristina, Nessa, Nissa, Rona, Signe, Tyra, Both genders - Dyre, Eric, Harold
Variants 
The name Olan is a variant of Olaf. Other popular variants of the name Olaf are: Ola (Norwegian), Olaff, Olafur (Icelandic), Olan, Olave (Danish), Olavi (Finnish), Olay (Norwegian), Ole (Danish), Olef, Olev, Olin, Olli (Finnish), Olof (Swedish), Olov (Swedish), Oluf (Swedish)
Style 
We think the name Olan should fall under the following style category: Scandinavian. See other Scandinavian boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Olan to be: Big sized, kind-hearted chapIn one word, you might describe Olan as a(n) " kind-hearted" person. See other "kind-hearted" names for boys.
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