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
- Peak · girls
- 1916 · 1,685 births
- Debut · girls
- 50 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 61,872since 1880
Olga over time
Rank among girls' names. Olga 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 | #3,167 | 50 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,225 | 49 | — | |
| 2023 | #3,047 | 54 | — | |
| 2022 | #3,033 | 54 | — | |
| 2021 | #2,958 | 56 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,966 | 54 | — | |
| 2019 | #3,272 | 48 | — | |
| 2018 | #3,050 | 53 | — | |
| 2017 | #2,873 | 58 | — | |
| 2016 | #3,379 | 47 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,846 | 61 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,323 | 79 | — | |
| 2013 | #3,005 | 55 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,189 | 86 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,763 | 63 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,870 | 60 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,822 | 118 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,685 | 132 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,877 | 111 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,709 | 122 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,553 | 131 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,459 | 139 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,439 | 137 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,282 | 153 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,161 | 179 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,237 | 160 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,033 | 197 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,183 | 157 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,145 | 163 | — | |
| 1996 | #967 | 198 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,035 | 176 | — | |
| 1994 | #832 | 242 | — | |
| 1993 | #822 | 241 | — | |
| 1992 | #830 | 241 | — | |
| 1991 | #841 | 239 | — | |
| 1990 | #782 | 258 | #8,117 | 5 |
| 1989 | #738 | 266 | #7,905 | 5 |
| 1988 | #731 | 256 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #777 | 228 | #6,951 | 5 |
| 1986 | #750 | 231 | #6,721 | 5 |
| 1985 | #698 | 250 | — | |
| 1984 | #672 | 253 | — | |
| 1983 | #661 | 260 | — | |
| 1982 | #624 | 288 | — | |
| 1981 | #586 | 314 | — | |
| 1980 | #572 | 324 | — | |
| 1979 | #613 | 288 | — | |
| 1978 | #557 | 313 | — | |
| 1977 | #551 | 321 | #5,845 | 5 |
| 1976 | #493 | 367 | — | |
| 1975 | #494 | 366 | — | |
| 1974 | #454 | 401 | #4,634 | 6 |
| 1973 | #459 | 400 | #3,694 | 8 |
| 1972 | #494 | 360 | — | |
| 1971 | #472 | 421 | — | |
| 1970 | #507 | 392 | — | |
| 1969 | #490 | 394 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1968 | #457 | 446 | — | |
| 1967 | #460 | 422 | — | |
| 1966 | #468 | 409 | — | |
| 1965 | #479 | 393 | #3,930 | 5 |
| 1964 | #448 | 477 | — | |
| 1963 | #435 | 498 | — | |
| 1962 | #419 | 543 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #414 | 550 | #4,065 | 5 |
| 1960 | #385 | 607 | — | |
| 1959 | #401 | 548 | — | |
| 1958 | #425 | 488 | — | |
| 1957 | #384 | 562 | — | |
| 1956 | #377 | 547 | — | |
| 1955 | #354 | 601 | — | |
| 1954 | #340 | 624 | — | |
| 1953 | #352 | 576 | — | |
| 1952 | #339 | 589 | — | |
| 1951 | #328 | 587 | — | |
| 1950 | #333 | 538 | — | |
| 1949 | #355 | 490 | — | |
| 1948 | #328 | 571 | #3,668 | 5 |
| 1947 | #367 | 481 | #3,733 | 5 |
| 1946 | #362 | 438 | — | |
| 1945 | #400 | 313 | — | |
| 1944 | #376 | 352 | — | |
| 1943 | #384 | 359 | — | |
| 1942 | #382 | 346 | #2,523 | 9 |
| 1941 | #369 | 333 | #3,505 | 5 |
| 1940 | #353 | 333 | — | |
| 1939 | #336 | 356 | #3,113 | 6 |
| 1938 | #319 | 386 | #3,534 | 5 |
| 1937 | #329 | 362 | #3,518 | 5 |
| 1936 | #306 | 388 | — | |
| 1935 | #321 | 385 | #2,951 | 7 |
| 1934 | #280 | 482 | #2,742 | 8 |
| 1933 | #271 | 512 | — | |
| 1932 | #249 | 613 | — | |
| 1931 | #231 | 674 | #3,763 | 5 |
| 1930 | #221 | 774 | #3,289 | 7 |
| 1929 | #206 | 897 | #2,589 | 10 |
| 1928 | #206 | 934 | #2,843 | 9 |
| 1927 | #186 | 1,101 | #3,151 | 8 |
| 1926 | #183 | 1,157 | — | |
| 1925 | #186 | 1,173 | — | |
| 1924 | #165 | 1,462 | #4,347 | 5 |
| 1923 | #169 | 1,366 | #3,822 | 6 |
| 1922 | #156 | 1,535 | #3,532 | 7 |
| 1921 | #153 | 1,572 | — | |
| 1920 | #146 | 1,590 | #4,286 | 5 |
| 1919 | #137 | 1,687 | — | |
| 1918 | #141 | 1,691 | — | |
| 1917 | #131 | 1,655 | — | |
| 1916 | #126 | 1,685 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #130 | 1,532 | #3,825 | 5 |
| 1914 | #136 | 1,107 | #2,651 | 7 |
| 1913 | #148 | 810 | — | |
| 1912 | #154 | 696 | — | |
| 1911 | #162 | 489 | — | |
| 1910 | #180 | 381 | — | |
| 1909 | #168 | 359 | — | |
| 1908 | #173 | 345 | — | |
| 1907 | #178 | 314 | — | |
| 1906 | #169 | 317 | — | |
| 1905 | #177 | 288 | — | |
| 1904 | #168 | 298 | — | |
| 1903 | #173 | 281 | — | |
| 1902 | #161 | 321 | — | |
| 1901 | #168 | 273 | — | |
| 1900 | #155 | 376 | — | |
| 1899 | #155 | 292 | — | |
| 1898 | #155 | 329 | — | |
| 1897 | #133 | 364 | — | |
| 1896 | #134 | 355 | — | |
| 1895 | #139 | 329 | — | |
| 1894 | #142 | 303 | — | |
| 1893 | #150 | 262 | — | |
| 1892 | #134 | 301 | — | |
| 1891 | #148 | 237 | — | |
| 1890 | #157 | 225 | — | |
| 1889 | #156 | 194 | — | |
| 1888 | #166 | 172 | — | |
| 1887 | #162 | 153 | — | |
| 1886 | #154 | 151 | — | |
| 1885 | #168 | 121 | — | |
| 1884 | #179 | 99 | — | |
| 1883 | #186 | 81 | — | |
| 1882 | #208 | 64 | — | |
| 1881 | #283 | 31 | — | |
| 1880 | #215 | 50 | — | |
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 1961
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Alaska#136 · 1 in 449
- Texas#142 · 1 in 617
- New Jersey#244 · 1 in 1,727
- New York#295 · 1 in 2,024
- Arizona#302 · 1 in 1,535
Best ever in a state: #5 in Alaska, 1917.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | #136 | 6 | 1 in 449 |
| Texas | #142 | 181 | 1 in 617 |
| New Jersey | #244 | 34 | 1 in 1,727 |
| New York | #295 | 83 | 1 in 2,024 |
| Arizona | #302 | 10 | 1 in 1,535 |
| California | #317 | 92 | 1 in 1,904 |
| Illinois | #368 | 34 | 1 in 3,136 |
| Florida | #375 | 18 | 1 in 2,781 |
| New Mexico | #385 | 5 | 1 in 2,392 |
| Washington | #531 | 5 | 1 in 5,561 |
| Pennsylvania | #577 | 13 | 1 in 8,542 |
| Indiana | #603 | 6 | 1 in 8,318 |
| Michigan | #637 | 9 | 1 in 9,653 |
| Ohio | #896 | 6 | 1 in 17,374 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Missouri | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Carolina | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| 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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1916 at #126 (1,685 births)
- Births halved by 1930, 14 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 116 yrs · run 1880–1994
- Highest: 1 in 620 girls born in 1916 were named Olga (0.16%)
- Latest: 1 in 32,145 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 20.7% of all girls named Olga (12,787) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,116 | #154 (1886) | #188 |
| 1890s | 2,997 | #133 (1897) | #145 |
| 1900s | 3,172 | #155 (1900) | #169 |
| 1910s | 11,733 | #126 (1916) | #145 |
| 1920s | 12,787 | #146 (1920) | #176 |
| 1930s | 4,932 | #221 (1930) | #286 |
| 1940s | 4,016 | #328 (1948) | #368 |
| 1950s | 5,660 | #328 (1951) | #363 |
| 1960s | 4,739 | #385 (1960) | #446 |
| 1970s | 3,629 | #454 (1974) | #509 |
| 1980s | 2,670 | #572 (1980) | #681 |
| 1990s | 2,112 | #782 (1990) | #947 |
| 2000s | 1,382 | #1,161 (2001) | #1,522 |
| 2010s | 610 | #2,189 (2012) | #2,857 |
| 2020s | 317 | #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 1961
Top girls' names in 1961
Top boys' names in 1961
More about 1961
girls
2,018,495 girls got a published name in 1961; 1 in 3,670 of them was named Olga, which outranked 94.5% of the 7,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,124,195 boys got a published name in 1961; 1 in 424,839 of them was named Olga, which outranked 12.7% of the 4,657 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 592 names at #4,065; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.