Ola
#7,885 for girls in 2025, 13 births · Last seen for boys in 1980 at #6,250
Given to girls 97.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1886 · 186 births
- Debut · girls
- 67 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 29,651since 1880
Ola over time
Rank among girls' names. Ola has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #7,885 | 13 | — | |
| 2024 | #6,932 | 16 | — | |
| 2023 | #6,680 | 17 | — | |
| 2022 | #8,542 | 12 | — | |
| 2021 | #9,562 | 10 | — | |
| 2020 | #7,559 | 14 | — | |
| 2019 | #8,138 | 13 | — | |
| 2018 | #9,151 | 11 | — | |
| 2017 | #6,808 | 17 | — | |
| 2016 | #6,401 | 19 | — | |
| 2015 | #6,721 | 18 | — | |
| 2014 | #10,955 | 9 | — | |
| 2013 | #11,000 | 9 | — | |
| 2012 | #14,962 | 6 | — | |
| 2011 | #8,196 | 14 | — | |
| 2010 | #11,246 | 9 | — | |
| 2009 | #17,294 | 5 | — | |
| 2008 | #8,109 | 15 | — | |
| 2007 | #12,676 | 8 | — | |
| 2006 | #7,868 | 15 | — | |
| 2005 | #9,452 | 11 | — | |
| 2004 | #8,259 | 13 | — | |
| 2003 | #9,671 | 10 | — | |
| 2002 | #8,837 | 11 | — | |
| 2001 | #8,196 | 12 | — | |
| 2000 | #6,208 | 17 | — | |
| 1999 | #6,191 | 16 | — | |
| 1998 | #6,360 | 15 | — | |
| 1997 | #7,283 | 12 | — | |
| 1996 | #8,132 | 10 | — | |
| 1995 | #8,079 | 10 | — | |
| 1994 | #4,845 | 20 | — | |
| 1993 | #6,264 | 14 | — | |
| 1992 | #6,314 | 14 | — | |
| 1991 | #7,430 | 11 | — | |
| 1990 | #7,880 | 10 | — | |
| 1989 | #5,545 | 15 | — | |
| 1988 | #4,015 | 22 | — | |
| 1987 | #5,923 | 12 | — | |
| 1986 | #3,757 | 22 | — | |
| 1985 | #4,860 | 15 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,915 | 30 | — | |
| 1983 | #3,431 | 23 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,959 | 30 | — | |
| 1981 | #4,746 | 15 | — | |
| 1980 | #4,148 | 18 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #4,052 | 18 | — | |
| 1978 | #3,512 | 21 | — | |
| 1977 | #3,267 | 23 | — | |
| 1976 | #3,963 | 16 | #4,418 | 7 |
| 1975 | #3,052 | 23 | — | |
| 1974 | #2,835 | 25 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,127 | 37 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,523 | 28 | — | |
| 1971 | #2,874 | 24 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,307 | 33 | #4,230 | 6 |
| 1969 | #2,645 | 25 | — | |
| 1968 | #2,164 | 31 | — | |
| 1967 | #2,327 | 27 | — | |
| 1966 | #1,621 | 48 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,914 | 36 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,686 | 47 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,464 | 58 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,304 | 72 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,168 | 89 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,266 | 75 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,023 | 107 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,018 | 104 | — | |
| 1957 | #995 | 109 | — | |
| 1956 | #914 | 121 | — | |
| 1955 | #850 | 130 | — | |
| 1954 | #714 | 167 | #3,827 | 5 |
| 1953 | #702 | 170 | #3,425 | 6 |
| 1952 | #614 | 203 | — | |
| 1951 | #614 | 195 | #3,364 | 6 |
| 1950 | #569 | 216 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #538 | 238 | — | |
| 1948 | #541 | 232 | #2,608 | 9 |
| 1947 | #491 | 279 | — | |
| 1946 | #490 | 252 | #3,173 | 6 |
| 1945 | #457 | 242 | — | |
| 1944 | #417 | 301 | #2,467 | 9 |
| 1943 | #398 | 335 | #2,732 | 8 |
| 1942 | #419 | 293 | — | |
| 1941 | #392 | 309 | #2,207 | 11 |
| 1940 | #345 | 349 | #3,130 | 6 |
| 1939 | #347 | 337 | #2,829 | 7 |
| 1938 | #362 | 323 | #2,326 | 10 |
| 1937 | #328 | 363 | #2,197 | 11 |
| 1936 | #312 | 376 | #1,964 | 13 |
| 1935 | #303 | 406 | #2,719 | 8 |
| 1934 | #290 | 445 | #2,742 | 8 |
| 1933 | #299 | 414 | #2,368 | 10 |
| 1932 | #278 | 498 | #2,191 | 12 |
| 1931 | #291 | 459 | #1,843 | 16 |
| 1930 | #284 | 529 | #1,964 | 15 |
| 1929 | #282 | 523 | #2,452 | 11 |
| 1928 | #285 | 527 | #1,647 | 21 |
| 1927 | #263 | 631 | #2,034 | 16 |
| 1926 | #268 | 616 | #2,186 | 14 |
| 1925 | #253 | 678 | #2,936 | 9 |
| 1924 | #251 | 679 | #2,043 | 16 |
| 1923 | #254 | 630 | #2,224 | 14 |
| 1922 | #245 | 698 | #1,695 | 21 |
| 1921 | #240 | 755 | #2,152 | 15 |
| 1920 | #239 | 748 | #1,543 | 24 |
| 1919 | #234 | 735 | #1,531 | 23 |
| 1918 | #244 | 689 | #2,073 | 15 |
| 1917 | #229 | 723 | #1,986 | 15 |
| 1916 | #237 | 672 | #1,505 | 22 |
| 1915 | #240 | 611 | #1,410 | 23 |
| 1914 | #218 | 571 | #1,608 | 15 |
| 1913 | #218 | 471 | #1,580 | 12 |
| 1912 | #193 | 509 | #1,885 | 8 |
| 1911 | #194 | 364 | — | |
| 1910 | #167 | 422 | #1,045 | 10 |
| 1909 | #183 | 325 | — | |
| 1908 | #165 | 368 | #1,113 | 7 |
| 1907 | #168 | 350 | #866 | 10 |
| 1906 | #163 | 341 | — | |
| 1905 | #160 | 344 | #919 | 8 |
| 1904 | #163 | 335 | — | |
| 1903 | #160 | 309 | — | |
| 1902 | #147 | 362 | #1,137 | 5 |
| 1901 | #151 | 324 | #858 | 7 |
| 1900 | #160 | 352 | #1,310 | 5 |
| 1899 | #160 | 280 | #928 | 6 |
| 1898 | #157 | 327 | — | |
| 1897 | #168 | 266 | #1,057 | 5 |
| 1896 | #162 | 273 | #778 | 9 |
| 1895 | #163 | 261 | — | |
| 1894 | #161 | 264 | #954 | 6 |
| 1893 | #149 | 264 | — | |
| 1892 | #154 | 259 | — | |
| 1891 | #154 | 219 | — | |
| 1890 | #149 | 239 | #814 | 7 |
| 1889 | #150 | 209 | #628 | 10 |
| 1888 | #155 | 200 | #755 | 8 |
| 1887 | #147 | 170 | #921 | 5 |
| 1886 | #140 | 186 | #758 | 7 |
| 1885 | #155 | 139 | — | |
| 1884 | #161 | 121 | #701 | 8 |
| 1883 | #146 | 126 | — | |
| 1882 | #151 | 113 | — | |
| 1881 | #151 | 90 | #653 | 8 |
| 1880 | #182 | 67 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Ola was already there! It came in at #182, and was given to 67 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2009, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Ola is popular in 1937
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alabama#129 · 1 in 535
- Arkansas#141 · 1 in 632
- Georgia#152 · 1 in 689
- Florida#178 · 1 in 812
- North Carolina#196 · 1 in 1,106
Best ever in a state: #66 in Georgia, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #129 | 54 | 1 in 535 |
| Arkansas | #141 | 28 | 1 in 632 |
| Georgia | #152 | 44 | 1 in 689 |
| Florida | #178 | 16 | 1 in 812 |
| North Carolina | #196 | 33 | 1 in 1,106 |
| Tennessee | #219 | 20 | 1 in 1,325 |
| Mississippi | #220 | 20 | 1 in 1,107 |
| South Carolina | #224 | 15 | 1 in 1,375 |
| Oklahoma | #241 | 14 | 1 in 1,392 |
| Louisiana | #262 | 16 | 1 in 1,337 |
| Virginia | #264 | 11 | 1 in 2,098 |
| Texas | #269 | 40 | 1 in 1,397 |
| Kentucky | #349 | 8 | 1 in 3,268 |
| Missouri | #394 | 6 | 1 in 4,323 |
| Pennsylvania | #477 | 8 | 1 in 8,947 |
| Ohio | #484 | 6 | 1 in 8,089 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ola
- 953 spots since 2024 (#6,932 → #7,885)
- 326 spots since 2020 (#7,559 → #7,885)
- 1,164 spots since 2015 (#6,721 → #7,885)
- Biggest jump: 31 spots in 1881 (#182 → #151)
- Biggest drop: 136 spots in 1955 (#714 → #850)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1886 at #140 (186 births)
- Births halved by 1960, 74 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 78 yrs · run 1880–1957
- Highest: 1 in 729 girls born in 1902 were named Ola (0.14%)
- Latest: 1 in 123,636 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #140 in 1886, was only 1 in 777 (0.13%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 21.9% of all girls named Ola (6,485) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,421 | #140 (1886) | #154 |
| 1890s | 2,652 | #149 (1893) | #158 |
| 1900s | 3,410 | #147 (1902) | #162 |
| 1910s | 5,767 | #167 (1910) | #217 |
| 1920s | 6,485 | #239 (1920) | #258 |
| 1930s | 4,150 | #278 (1932) | #309 |
| 1940s | 2,830 | #345 (1940) | #449 |
| 1950s | 1,522 | #569 (1950) | #801 |
| 1960s | 508 | #1,168 (1961) | #1,756 |
| 1970s | 248 | #2,127 (1973) | #3,051 |
| 1980s | 202 | #2,915 (1984) | #4,230 |
| 1990s | 132 | #4,845 (1994) | #6,878 |
| 2000s | 117 | #6,208 (2000) | #9,657 |
| 2010s | 125 | #6,401 (2016) | #9,358 |
| 2020s | 82 | #6,680 (2023) | #7,860 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ola in 1937
Top girls' names in 1937
Top boys' names in 1937
More about 1937
girls
1,064,033 girls got a published name in 1937; 1 in 2,931 of them was named Ola, which outranked 93.3% of the 4,930 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,066,659 boys got a published name in 1937; 1 in 96,969 of them was named Ola, which outranked 45.3% of the 4,020 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,088Winthrop12
- #2,088Woodroe12
- #2,088Zebedee12
- #2,197Ola11
- #2,197Abran11
- #2,197Adrien11
- #2,197Alfons11
- #2,332Adalberto10
- #2,332Almer10
- #2,332Alonso10
Tied with 134 names at #2,197; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.