Phelan
A unisex name of Irish origin, meaning small wolf.
Babies a year
17
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Phelan by the numbers
Phelan was given to 17 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 26 babies in 1996, making it a 1990s name.
Other names that mean a wolf
Like Phelan, each of these has a wolf in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Connorlover of hounds; wolf lover6,405 in the US (2017)
- Conorlover of hounds; wolf lover1,127 in the US (2017)
- Raulwolf counsel; a form of Ralph or Raoul555 in the US (2017)
- Ralphwolf counsel541 in England and Wales (2025)
- Guadaluperiver of the wolf439 in the US (2017)
- Randywolf shield; form of Randolph386 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Phelan
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