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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #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.

Show data table
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 1962

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedAKMaine: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedMNIllinois: #376 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 3,318 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedWIMichigan: #653 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 10,260 girlsMINew York: #281 for girls · 91 births · 1 in 1,795 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedRIOregon: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedIAIndiana: #609 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,067 girlsINOhio: #937 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 19,693 girlsOHPennsylvania: #618 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 9,486 girlsPANew Jersey: #358 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,170 girlsNJConnecticut: #334 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,959 girlsCTCalifornia: #348 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 2,116 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedDEArizona: #317 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,715 girlsAZNew Mexico: #307 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,647 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedTNNorth 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: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Olga, so not publishedHITexas: #131 for girls · 203 births · 1 in 545 girlsTXFlorida: #384 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,894 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#131 · 1 in 545
  2. New York#281 · 1 in 1,795
  3. New Mexico#307 · 1 in 1,647
  4. Arizona#317 · 1 in 1,715
  5. Connecticut#334 · 1 in 2,959

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#1312031 in 545
New York#281911 in 1,795
New Mexico#30771 in 1,647
Arizona#31791 in 1,715
Connecticut#33481 in 2,959
California#348821 in 2,116
New Jersey#358181 in 3,170
Illinois#376311 in 3,318
Florida#384171 in 2,894
Indiana#60961 in 8,067
Pennsylvania#618111 in 9,486
Michigan#65381 in 10,260
Ohio#93751 in 19,693
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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 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 1962

girls
#419
543 births · 1 in 3,622 girls
boys
#4,033
5 births · 1 in 413,754 boys

Top girls' names in 1962

  1. #1Lisa46,069
  2. #2Mary43,502
  3. #3Susan35,752
  4. #4Karen35,184
  5. #5Linda31,461
  6. #6Patricia26,532
  7. #7Donna25,719
  8. #8Cynthia24,025
  9. #9Deborah22,889
  10. #10Sandra22,420
  11. #419Olga543

Top boys' names in 1962

  1. #1Michael85,059
  2. #2David81,337
  3. #3John78,427
  4. #4James72,555
  5. #5Robert70,199
  6. #6Mark53,520
  7. #7William44,853
  8. #8Richard39,422
  9. #9Thomas36,529
  10. #10Jeffrey33,537
  11. #4,033Olga5
More about 1962

girls

1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 3,622 of them was named Olga, which outranked 94.5% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Olga
  1. #415Lorri555
  2. #417Elisa551
  3. #418Paige548
  4. #419Olga543
  5. #420Deidre539
  6. #421Margarita538
  7. #422Lena529
Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. 1,281Tiffany#2,070#789
  2. 879Whitney#1,627#748
  3. 541Zina#1,533#992
  4. 414Glynis#1,406#992
  5. 408Lolita#978#570
Fallers
  1. 300Fern#821#1,121
  2. 259Jacklyn#815#1,074
  3. 255Dorthy#929#1,184
  4. 224Laurene#943#1,167
  5. 215Jimmie#911#1,126

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

boys

2,068,772 boys got a published name in 1962; 1 in 413,754 of them was named Olga, which outranked 12.9% of the 4,631 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Olga
  1. #3,640Yarnell6
  2. #3,640Ygnacio6
  3. #3,640Yvon6
  4. #4,033Olga5
  5. #4,033Able5
  6. #4,033Acy5
  7. #4,033Adelaido5

Tied with 598 names at #4,033; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. 490Ritchie#1,262#772
  2. 353King#1,349#996
  3. 338Arlie#1,322#984
  4. 250Robb#1,052#802
  5. 243Pernell#928#685
Fallers
  1. 351Mariano#928#1,279
  2. 349Michal#910#1,259
  3. 337Loran#958#1,295
  4. 292Sid#967#1,259
  5. 275Lorenza#940#1,215

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

See the top 100 for 1962