Olen
Last seen for girls in 1924 at #4,002 · #3,450 for boys in 2025, 33 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1916 · 178 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 7,665since 1880
Olen over time
Rank among boys' names. Olen has never cracked the top 400 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 | — | #3,450 | 33 | |
| 2024 | — | #2,873 | 44 | |
| 2023 | — | #3,117 | 39 | |
| 2022 | — | #3,617 | 31 | |
| 2021 | — | #2,918 | 42 | |
| 2020 | — | #3,074 | 37 | |
| 2019 | — | #2,626 | 49 | |
| 2018 | — | #2,893 | 41 | |
| 2017 | — | #3,518 | 31 | |
| 2016 | — | #2,437 | 52 | |
| 2015 | — | #3,365 | 33 | |
| 2014 | — | #3,371 | 32 | |
| 2013 | — | #3,339 | 32 | |
| 2012 | — | #4,533 | 21 | |
| 2011 | — | #3,114 | 36 | |
| 2010 | — | #3,308 | 33 | |
| 2009 | — | #3,162 | 36 | |
| 2008 | — | #6,070 | 14 | |
| 2007 | — | #5,210 | 17 | |
| 2006 | — | #5,072 | 17 | |
| 2005 | — | #5,278 | 15 | |
| 2004 | — | #5,492 | 14 | |
| 2003 | — | #4,114 | 20 | |
| 2002 | — | #5,725 | 12 | |
| 2001 | — | #6,013 | 11 | |
| 2000 | — | #4,204 | 18 | |
| 1999 | — | #5,656 | 11 | |
| 1998 | — | #3,849 | 18 | |
| 1997 | — | #4,059 | 16 | |
| 1996 | — | #5,535 | 10 | |
| 1995 | — | #4,052 | 15 | |
| 1994 | — | #4,094 | 15 | |
| 1993 | — | #3,819 | 16 | |
| 1992 | — | #3,920 | 15 | |
| 1991 | — | #2,915 | 22 | |
| 1990 | — | #2,952 | 21 | |
| 1989 | — | #3,446 | 16 | |
| 1988 | — | #2,682 | 21 | |
| 1987 | — | #2,215 | 26 | |
| 1986 | — | #2,891 | 17 | |
| 1985 | — | #4,333 | 9 | |
| 1984 | — | #3,270 | 13 | |
| 1983 | — | #2,408 | 20 | |
| 1982 | — | #2,207 | 23 | |
| 1981 | — | #2,270 | 22 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,965 | 28 | |
| 1979 | — | #2,048 | 25 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,205 | 21 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,948 | 25 | |
| 1976 | — | #1,469 | 37 | |
| 1975 | — | #1,787 | 27 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,934 | 23 | |
| 1973 | — | #1,782 | 25 | |
| 1972 | — | #1,819 | 24 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,494 | 33 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,278 | 42 | |
| 1969 | — | #1,376 | 34 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,366 | 32 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,181 | 40 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,194 | 39 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,189 | 41 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,126 | 46 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,069 | 51 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,091 | 49 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,388 | 33 | |
| 1960 | — | #1,098 | 50 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,034 | 55 | |
| 1958 | — | #1,040 | 54 | |
| 1957 | — | #981 | 60 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,008 | 55 | |
| 1955 | — | #933 | 64 | |
| 1954 | — | #813 | 79 | |
| 1953 | — | #754 | 89 | |
| 1952 | — | #863 | 66 | |
| 1951 | — | #806 | 76 | |
| 1950 | — | #772 | 78 | |
| 1949 | — | #764 | 81 | |
| 1948 | — | #838 | 66 | |
| 1947 | — | #702 | 97 | |
| 1946 | — | #726 | 81 | |
| 1945 | — | #692 | 77 | |
| 1944 | — | #629 | 95 | |
| 1943 | — | #587 | 117 | |
| 1942 | — | #652 | 96 | |
| 1941 | — | #579 | 104 | |
| 1940 | — | #585 | 102 | |
| 1939 | — | #594 | 95 | |
| 1938 | — | #606 | 96 | |
| 1937 | — | #547 | 113 | |
| 1936 | — | #564 | 104 | |
| 1935 | — | #556 | 107 | |
| 1934 | — | #539 | 119 | |
| 1933 | — | #519 | 119 | |
| 1932 | — | #512 | 126 | |
| 1931 | — | #539 | 117 | |
| 1930 | — | #515 | 134 | |
| 1929 | — | #499 | 138 | |
| 1928 | — | #476 | 164 | |
| 1927 | — | #474 | 163 | |
| 1926 | — | #487 | 152 | |
| 1925 | — | #494 | 150 | |
| 1924 | #4,002 | 7 | #476 | 169 |
| 1923 | — | #454 | 180 | |
| 1922 | — | #436 | 193 | |
| 1921 | — | #466 | 174 | |
| 1920 | #4,398 | 6 | #475 | 164 |
| 1919 | — | #435 | 183 | |
| 1918 | — | #479 | 154 | |
| 1917 | — | #481 | 142 | |
| 1916 | — | #420 | 178 | |
| 1915 | — | #438 | 154 | |
| 1914 | — | #454 | 111 | |
| 1913 | — | #420 | 106 | |
| 1912 | — | #502 | 61 | |
| 1911 | — | #548 | 30 | |
| 1910 | — | #582 | 24 | |
| 1909 | — | #530 | 24 | |
| 1908 | — | #475 | 27 | |
| 1907 | — | #495 | 22 | |
| 1906 | — | #590 | 16 | |
| 1905 | — | #549 | 18 | |
| 1904 | — | #515 | 18 | |
| 1903 | — | #505 | 18 | |
| 1902 | — | #615 | 13 | |
| 1901 | — | #637 | 11 | |
| 1900 | — | #680 | 14 | |
| 1899 | — | #661 | 10 | |
| 1898 | — | #611 | 13 | |
| 1897 | — | #615 | 12 | |
| 1896 | — | #518 | 16 | |
| 1895 | — | #609 | 12 | |
| 1894 | — | #668 | 10 | |
| 1893 | — | #538 | 13 | |
| 1892 | — | #861 | 7 | |
| 1891 | — | #766 | 7 | |
| 1890 | — | #884 | 6 | |
| 1889 | — | #722 | 8 | |
| 1888 | — | #1,031 | 5 | |
| 1887 | — | #921 | 5 | |
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | #604 | 10 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | #597 | 10 | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #595 | 9 | |
| 1880 | — | #682 | 8 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Olen was already there! It came in at #682, and was given to 8 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1882, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Olen is popular in 1920
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Oklahoma#136 · 1 in 724
- Arkansas#137 · 1 in 700
- Alabama#225 · 1 in 1,707
- Missouri#275 · 1 in 2,533
- Mississippi#307 · 1 in 2,409
Best ever in a state: #109 in Arkansas, 1916.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | #136 | 30 | 1 in 724 |
| Arkansas | #137 | 25 | 1 in 700 |
| Alabama | #225 | 15 | 1 in 1,707 |
| Missouri | #275 | 11 | 1 in 2,533 |
| Mississippi | #307 | 8 | 1 in 2,409 |
| Ohio | #340 | 9 | 1 in 5,474 |
| Texas | #372 | 18 | 1 in 2,822 |
| North Carolina | #395 | 8 | 1 in 4,104 |
| Georgia | #525 | 5 | 1 in 6,410 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Olen
- 577 spots since 2024 (#2,873 → #3,450)
- 376 spots since 2020 (#3,074 → #3,450)
- 85 spots since 2015 (#3,365 → #3,450)
- Biggest jump: 323 spots in 1893 (#861 → #538)
- Biggest drop: 162 spots in 1890 (#722 → #884)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1916 at #420 (178 births)
- Births halved by 1945, 29 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 73 yrs · run 1889–1955
- Highest: 1 in 4,836 boys born in 1913 were named Olen (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 51,760 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #420 in 1916, was only 1 in 5,000 (0.02%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 21.5% of all boys named Olen (1,647) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 55 | #595 (1881) | #736 |
| 1890s | 106 | #518 (1896) | #673 |
| 1900s | 181 | #475 (1908) | #559 |
| 1910s | 1,143 | #420 (1916) | #476 |
| 1920s | 1,647 | #436 (1922) | #474 |
| 1930s | 1,130 | #512 (1932) | #549 |
| 1940s | 916 | #579 (1941) | #675 |
| 1950s | 676 | #754 (1953) | #900 |
| 1960s | 415 | #1,069 (1963) | #1,208 |
| 1970s | 282 | #1,278 (1970) | #1,776 |
| 1980s | 195 | #1,965 (1980) | #2,769 |
| 1990s | 159 | #2,915 (1991) | #4,085 |
| 2000s | 174 | #3,162 (2009) | #5,034 |
| 2010s | 360 | #2,437 (2016) | #3,250 |
| 2020s | 226 | #2,873 (2024) | #3,175 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Olen in 1920
Top girls' names in 1920
Top boys' names in 1920
More about 1920
girls
1,198,289 girls got a published name in 1920; 1 in 199,715 of them was named Olen, which outranked 23.7% of the 5,767 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,957Zenaida7
- #3,957Zilla7
- #3,957Zoila7
- #4,398Olen6
- #4,398Achsah6
- #4,398Adelaine6
- #4,398Adelma6
- #4,975Acie5
- #4,975Addell5
- #4,975Adrine5
Tied with 576 names at #4,398; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,064,356 boys got a published name in 1920; 1 in 6,490 of them was named Olen, which outranked 90.5% of the 4,989 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).