Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: HebrewIn Israel: steady
GolanIn Hebrew: גולן · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: גּוֹלָןRomanization: golán
Golan (Hebrew: גולן) is a boy's name of Hebrew origin. 3,178 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 37 boys and ranked #344. Its peak year was 1973, with 263 babies.
- People in Israel
- 3,178
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 37
- rank #344
- Peak year
- 1973
- 263 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Golan
In Hebrew letters the name is גולן, read right to left. Golan is the Latin spelling recorded in Wiktionary; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "golán" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- Golan (Biblical city)
- a male or female given name
- a surname
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Golan by year in Israel
How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Golan
How do you write Golan in Hebrew?
Golan is written גולן in Hebrew (with vowel points: גּוֹלָן). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "golán".
How many people in Israel are named Golan?
3,178 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name גולן: 139 women and 3,039 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Golan a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 95.6% of the people named גולן are men.
What does the name Golan mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "Golan (Biblical city)"
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.