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
Showing
- 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
boys
Rank among boys' names. Olen has never cracked the top 400 here.
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
| 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 | |
First appearance
1880
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 1948
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Arkansas#357 · 1 in 4,576
- Georgia#390 · 1 in 5,455
- Mississippi#428 · 1 in 5,678
- Alabama#485 · 1 in 7,778
- Texas#754 · 1 in 12,246
Best ever in a state: #109 in Arkansas, 1916.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas | #357 | 5 | 1 in 4,576 |
| Georgia | #390 | 8 | 1 in 5,455 |
| Mississippi | #428 | 5 | 1 in 5,678 |
| Alabama | #485 | 5 | 1 in 7,778 |
| Texas | #754 | 8 | 1 in 12,246 |
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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.
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Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 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)
Rise & fade · boys
36 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1916 at #420 (178 births)
- Births halved by 1945, 29 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 73 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 73 yrs · run 1889–1955
Share of babies · boys
1 in 4,836
- 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
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 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 1948
boys
#838
66 births · 1 in 26,585 boys
Top boys' names in 1948
More about 1948
boys
1,754,618 boys got a published name in 1948; 1 in 26,585 of them was named Olen, which outranked 80.0% of the 4,199 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).