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Colan

male

Meaning

"Young Hound"

From Gaelic forms such as Caolán, commonly glossed as young hound, later Anglicized into several spellings.

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Popularity History of Colan

Full SSA rank history from 1880 to 2024

UnrankedNot ranked
SSA did not record this spelling in the national rankings for the available chart years. Names used fewer than 5 times in a year are omitted from the dataset.

Yearly Ranking Snapshot

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Colan did not appear in the national SSA rankings for 2024.

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no national rank in 2024

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Names used fewer than 5 times in a given year are not ranked.

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Ayden

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AW-bree

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Antoine

“Priceless”

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Anton

“Invaluable; Priceless”

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Baby Name Lists That Include Colan

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Quick Facts

OriginIrish, Scottish
Syllables2
Length5 letters

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