Oley
- Last seen for girls in 1914 at #3,618
- Last seen for boys in 1964 at #3,282
- Given to boys 98.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 1884 · 6 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 373since 1883
Oley over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Oley has never cracked the top 800 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
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| 1964 | — | #3,282 | 7 | |
| 1963 | — | #3,646 | 6 | |
| 1962 | — | #4,033 | 5 | |
| 1961 | — | #4,065 | 5 | |
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| 1959 | — | #3,290 | 7 | |
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| 1956 | — | #3,942 | 5 | |
| 1955 | — | #3,886 | 5 | |
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| 1952 | — | #3,095 | 7 | |
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| 1950 | — | #2,580 | 9 | |
| 1949 | — | #3,019 | 7 | |
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| 1947 | — | #2,498 | 10 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,919 | 7 | |
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| 1944 | — | #2,467 | 9 | |
| 1943 | — | #3,231 | 6 | |
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| 1941 | — | #3,133 | 6 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,671 | 8 | |
| 1939 | — | #2,609 | 8 | |
| 1938 | — | #2,479 | 9 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,905 | 7 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,301 | 10 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,529 | 9 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,742 | 8 | |
| 1933 | — | #3,642 | 5 | |
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| 1931 | — | #3,763 | 5 | |
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| 1928 | — | #2,522 | 11 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,703 | 10 | |
| 1926 | — | #2,186 | 14 | |
| 1925 | — | #2,588 | 11 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,822 | 10 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,446 | 12 | |
| 1922 | — | #2,143 | 15 | |
| 1921 | — | #2,632 | 11 | |
| 1920 | — | #2,765 | 10 | |
| 1919 | — | #2,877 | 9 | |
| 1918 | — | #3,368 | 7 | |
| 1917 | — | #2,562 | 10 | |
| 1916 | — | #2,926 | 8 | |
| 1915 | — | #2,621 | 9 | |
| 1914 | #3,618 | 5 | #2,457 | 8 |
| 1913 | — | #1,803 | 10 | |
| 1912 | — | #2,544 | 5 | |
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| 1901 | — | #943 | 6 | |
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| 1898 | — | #1,121 | 5 | |
| 1897 | — | #942 | 6 | |
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| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
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| 1884 | — | #848 | 6 | |
| 1883 | — | #892 | 5 | |
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First appearance
1883
The first year at least five boys were named Oley! It came in at #892, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1885–1896, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Oley is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more boys named Oley in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Oley
Momentum · boys
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 1964
- Biggest jump: 44 spots in 1884
- Biggest drop: 179 spots in 1898
Rise & fade · boys
1 yr to peak
- Debuted 1883
- Peaked 1884 at #848 (6 births)
- Births halved by 1885, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 5 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 5 yrs · run 1883–1884
Share of babies · boys
1 in 17,745
- Highest: 1 in 17,745 boys born in 1901 were named Oley (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 284,671 boys born in 1964 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #848 in 1884, was only 1 in 19,074 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1920s
- 27.9% of all boys named Oley (104) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
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| 1880s | 11 | #848 (1884) | #870 |
| 1890s | 16 | #942 (1897) | #1,009 |
| 1900s | 6 | #943 (1901) | #943 |
| 1910s | 66 | #1,803 (1913) | #2,645 |
| 1920s | 104 | #2,143 (1922) | #2,534 |
| 1930s | 61 | #2,301 (1936) | #2,871 |
| 1940s | 53 | #2,467 (1944) | #2,848 |
| 1950s | 33 | #2,580 (1950) | #3,359 |
| 1960s | 23 | #3,282 (1964) | #3,757 |
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.
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