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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Olga has never cracked the top 100 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 | #3,167 | 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 | — | |
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 1979
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Texas#275 · 1 in 1,462
- California#340 · 1 in 1,899
- Illinois#440 · 1 in 2,988
- New York#466 · 1 in 3,091
- Colorado#524 · 1 in 3,731
Best ever in a state: #5 in Alaska, 1917.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #275 | 76 | 1 in 1,462 |
| California | #340 | 86 | 1 in 1,899 |
| Illinois | #440 | 25 | 1 in 2,988 |
| New York | #466 | 32 | 1 in 3,091 |
| Colorado | #524 | 5 | 1 in 3,731 |
| Massachusetts | #586 | 5 | 1 in 6,130 |
| Florida | #616 | 10 | 1 in 4,687 |
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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.
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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
| 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 1979
girls
#613
288 births · 1 in 5,574 girls
Top girls' names in 1979
More about 1979
girls
1,605,268 girls got a published name in 1979; 1 in 5,574 of them was named Olga, which outranked 94.9% of the 11,972 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).