Olga

#3,167 for girls in 2025, 50 births · Last seen for boys in 1990 at #8,117
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1916 · 1,685 births
Debut · girls
50 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
61,872
since 1880

Olga over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Olga has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201927peak #126, 1916girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#3,16750
2024#3,22549
2023#3,04754
2022#3,03354
2021#2,95856
2020#2,96654
2019#3,27248
2018#3,05053
2017#2,87358
2016#3,37947
2015#2,84661
2014#2,32379
2013#3,00555
2012#2,18986
2011#2,76363
2010#2,87060
2009#1,822118
2008#1,685132
2007#1,877111
2006#1,709122
2005#1,553131
2004#1,459139
2003#1,439137
2002#1,282153
2001#1,161179
2000#1,237160
1999#1,033197
1998#1,183157
1997#1,145163
1996#967198
1995#1,035176
1994#832242
1993#822241
1992#830241
1991#841239
1990#782258#8,1175
1989#738266#7,9055
1988#731256#7,2705
1987#777228#6,9515
1986#750231#6,7215
1985#698250
1984#672253
1983#661260
1982#624288
1981#586314
1980#572324
1979#613288
1978#557313
1977#551321#5,8455
1976#493367
1975#494366
1974#454401#4,6346
1973#459400#3,6948
1972#494360
1971#472421
1970#507392
1969#490394#4,4045
1968#457446
1967#460422
1966#468409
1965#479393#3,9305
1964#448477
1963#435498
1962#419543#4,0335
1961#414550#4,0655
1960#385607
1959#401548
1958#425488
1957#384562
1956#377547
1955#354601
1954#340624
1953#352576
1952#339589
1951#328587
1950#333538
1949#355490
1948#328571#3,6685
1947#367481#3,7335
1946#362438
1945#400313
1944#376352
1943#384359
1942#382346#2,5239
1941#369333#3,5055
1940#353333
1939#336356#3,1136
1938#319386#3,5345
1937#329362#3,5185
1936#306388
1935#321385#2,9517
1934#280482#2,7428
1933#271512
1932#249613
1931#231674#3,7635
1930#221774#3,2897
1929#206897#2,58910
1928#206934#2,8439
1927#1861,101#3,1518
1926#1831,157
1925#1861,173
1924#1651,462#4,3475
1923#1691,366#3,8226
1922#1561,535#3,5327
1921#1531,572
1920#1461,590#4,2865
1919#1371,687
1918#1411,691
1917#1311,655
1916#1261,685#3,8975
1915#1301,532#3,8255
1914#1361,107#2,6517
1913#148810
1912#154696
1911#162489
1910#180381
1909#168359
1908#173345
1907#178314
1906#169317
1905#177288
1904#168298
1903#173281
1902#161321
1901#168273
1900#155376
1899#155292
1898#155329
1897#133364
1896#134355
1895#139329
1894#142303
1893#150262
1892#134301
1891#148237
1890#157225
1889#156194
1888#166172
1887#162153
1886#154151
1885#168121
1884#17999
1883#18681
1882#20864
1881#28331
1880#21550
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Olga was already there! It came in at #215, and was given to 50 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1881, when fewer than 32 girls a year got the name.

Where Olga is popular in 1927

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #19 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 43 girlsAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #131 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 521 girlsNDMinnesota: #186 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,314 girlsMNIllinois: #181 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,231 girlsILWisconsin: #166 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,163 girlsWIMichigan: #141 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 855 girlsMINew York: #115 for girls · 185 births · 1 in 545 girlsNYMassachusetts: #130 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 781 girlsMARhode Island: #77 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 282 girlsRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedSDIowa: #286 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,457 girlsIAIndiana: #241 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,017 girlsINOhio: #172 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 1,145 girlsOHPennsylvania: #95 for girls · 208 births · 1 in 442 girlsPANew Jersey: #89 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 365 girlsNJConnecticut: #107 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 460 girlsCTCalifornia: #148 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 707 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedCONebraska: #263 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,892 girlsNEMissouri: #405 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,311 girlsMOKentucky: #411 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,194 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedWVVirginia: #293 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,597 girlsVAMaryland: #210 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,544 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedDEArizona: #124 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 425 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedNMKansas: #344 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,011 girlsKSArkansas: #423 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,376 girlsARTennessee: #473 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,589 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #481 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,971 girlsOKLouisiana: #255 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,394 girlsLAMississippi: #479 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,731 girlsMSAlabama: #385 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,668 girlsALGeorgia: #495 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,536 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedHITexas: #147 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 651 girlsTXFlorida: #150 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 661 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alaska#19 · 1 in 43
  2. Rhode Island#77 · 1 in 282
  3. New Jersey#89 · 1 in 365
  4. Pennsylvania#95 · 1 in 442
  5. Connecticut#107 · 1 in 460

Best ever in a state: #5 in Alaska, 1917.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alaska#1951 in 43
Rhode Island#77191 in 282
New Jersey#89851 in 365
Pennsylvania#952081 in 442
Connecticut#107261 in 460
New York#1151851 in 545
Arizona#12491 in 425
Massachusetts#130441 in 781
North Dakota#131121 in 521
Michigan#141491 in 855
Texas#147931 in 651
California#148521 in 707
Florida#150241 in 661
Wisconsin#166211 in 1,163
Ohio#172481 in 1,145
Illinois#181481 in 1,231
Minnesota#186161 in 1,314
Maryland#21091 in 1,544
Indiana#241131 in 2,017
Louisiana#255171 in 1,394
Nebraska#26361 in 1,892
Iowa#28681 in 2,457
Virginia#293101 in 2,597
Kansas#34451 in 3,011
Alabama#38591 in 3,668
Missouri#40571 in 4,311
Kentucky#41171 in 4,194
Arkansas#42361 in 3,376
Tennessee#47351 in 5,589
Mississippi#47951 in 4,731
Oklahoma#48151 in 4,971
Georgia#49551 in 6,536
Colorado
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Maine
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
North Carolina
Oregon
South Carolina
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Washington
West Virginia
Wyoming

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 Olga
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 58 spots since 2024 (#3,225#3,167)
  • 201 spots since 2020 (#2,966#3,167)
  • 321 spots since 2015 (#2,846#3,167)
  • Biggest jump: 75 spots in 1882 (#283#208)
  • Biggest drop: 203 spots in 1995 (#832#1,035)
Rise & fade · girls
36 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1916 at #126 (1,685 births)
  • Births halved by 1930, 14 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 116 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 116 yrs · run 1880–1994
Share of babies · girls
1 in 620
  • Highest: 1 in 620 girls born in 1916 were named Olga (0.16%)
  • Latest: 1 in 32,145 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 20.7% of all girls named Olga (12,787) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,116#154 (1886)#188
1890s2,997#133 (1897)#145
1900s3,172#155 (1900)#169
1910s11,733#126 (1916)#145
1920s12,787#146 (1920)#176
1930s4,932#221 (1930)#286
1940s4,016#328 (1948)#368
1950s5,660#328 (1951)#363
1960s4,739#385 (1960)#446
1970s3,629#454 (1974)#509
1980s2,670#572 (1980)#681
1990s2,112#782 (1990)#947
2000s1,382#1,161 (2001)#1,522
2010s610#2,189 (2012)#2,857
2020s317#2,958 (2021)#3,066

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.

Olga in 1927

girls
#186
1,101 births · 1 in 1,083 girls
boys
#3,151
8 births · 1 in 140,864 boys

Top girls' names in 1927

  1. #1Mary70,642
  2. #2Dorothy35,993
  3. #3Betty35,424
  4. #4Helen25,316
  5. #5Margaret21,964
  6. #6Ruth19,412
  7. #7Doris16,512
  8. #8Virginia15,734
  9. #9Shirley13,314
  10. #10Barbara13,161
  11. #186Olga1,101

Top boys' names in 1927

  1. #1Robert61,674
  2. #2John55,949
  3. #3James53,674
  4. #4William51,476
  5. #5Charles31,941
  6. #6Richard26,768
  7. #7George25,949
  8. #8Donald23,834
  9. #9Joseph23,503
  10. #10Edward19,115
  11. #3,151Olga8
More about 1927

girls

1,192,431 girls got a published name in 1927; 1 in 1,083 of them was named Olga, which outranked 96.7% of the 5,602 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Olga
  1. #183Joy1,127
  2. #184Susie1,112
  3. #185Darlene1,109
  4. #186Olga1,101
  5. #187Faye1,093
  6. #188Maggie1,090
  7. #189Nora1,078
Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
  1. 2,708Charmaine#3,564#856
  2. 1,519Kazuko#2,474#955
  3. 1,152Valencia#2,076#924
  4. 551Cherie#1,414#863
  5. 452Lita#1,148#696
Fallers
  1. 349Janell#748#1,097
  2. 330Sabina#931#1,261
  3. 319Clarine#942#1,261
  4. 298Shirlie#980#1,278
  5. 291Delilah#836#1,127

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,126,915 boys got a published name in 1927; 1 in 140,864 of them was named Olga, which outranked 34.4% of the 4,802 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Olga
  1. #2,912Yutaka9
  2. #2,912Zoltan9
  3. #2,912Zygmunt9
  4. #3,151Olga8
  5. #3,151Able8
  6. #3,151Abundio8
  7. #3,151Acey8
  8. #3,451Abbie7
  9. #3,451Abran7
  10. #3,451Acy7

Tied with 299 names at #3,151; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1926
Risers
  1. 1,863Lindbergh#2,436#573
  2. 966Lindy#1,353#387
  3. 601Sonny#1,565#964
  4. 467Akira#1,404#937
  5. 442Maria#1,432#990
Fallers
  1. 684Minoru#963#1,647
  2. 611Reno#825#1,436
  3. 406Hurley#916#1,322
  4. 356Adelbert#842#1,198
  5. 330Gardner#963#1,293

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1927