Olan vs Olaf

Side-by-side comparison of Olan and Olaf - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Olan

Boy name · Rank #4585

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Name B

Olaf

Boy name · Rank #12357

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Metric Olan Olaf
Current Rank #4585 #12357
Total Births (all years) 2,732 2,531
Peak Year 1920 1916
Peak Year Births 69 79
Peak Decade 1920s 1910s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1895 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Olan Olaf
1880s - 149
1890s 16 124
1900s 69 126
1910s 354 501
1920s 529 357
1930s 376 190
1940s 314 137
1950s 237 142
1960s 149 175
1970s 110 148
1980s 89 79
1990s 44 98
2000s 105 137
2010s 204 133
2020s 136 35

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Olan Olaf
2014 19 22
2015 25 18
2016 20 10
2017 22 8
2018 27 7
2019 26 9
2020 21 7
2021 30 7
2022 19 6
2023 30 5
2024 22 5
2025 14 5

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1895–2025.

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