Olaf — #12309 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Olaf

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,525 babies named Olaf between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Olaf currently holds the #12309 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 79 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Olaf performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 501 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Olaf shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 123 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by North Dakota and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Olaf in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Olaf in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,525 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.