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 #4567

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Name B

Olaf

Boy name · Rank #12309

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Metric Olan Olaf
Current Rank #4567 #12309
Total Births (all years) 2,718 2,525
Peak Year 1920 1916
Peak Year Births 69 79
Peak Decade 1920ss 1910ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1895 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Olan Olaf
1880ss — 149
1890ss 16 124
1900ss 69 126
1910ss 354 501
1920ss 529 357
1930ss 376 190
1940ss 314 137
1950ss 237 142
1960ss 149 174
1970ss 110 148
1980ss 89 79
1990ss 44 98
2000ss 105 137
2010ss 204 133
2020ss 122 30

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

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, 1895–2024.

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