Given name & surname
Ulan
“firstborn of twins”·“the firstborn of twins”
Ulan is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “firstborn of twins” (African) and “the firstborn of twins” (African). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “firstborn of twins” (African) and “the firstborn of twins” (African). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ulan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6
- 6 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1918. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 207 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ulan’s family of names
Ulan has a related form in Ulann. Ulan has a related form in Ulanne. Ulan has a related form in Ullan.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Appears in
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