Recorded 1912–1959 Girls' name Peak 1918 182 births

Olamae — girls' name

182 babies named Olamae in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s691920s671930s291940s101950s7
1910s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Olamae was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

11 babies were named Olamae in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Olamae

The Social Security Administration has registered 182 babies named Olamae between 1912 and 1959, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Olamae currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1959. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Olamae performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 69 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Olamae shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Olamae 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 182 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.

Olamae at a glance

Last recorded 1959

Total births

182

Since 1912

48 years of records

Peak year

1918

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1959

Active since

1912

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1959

Olamae popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–1912

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1918)
11
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
4681012 195919391935192619231920191719141912 10

Olamae by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
69 births that decade — 38% of Olamae's all-time total
1910s691920s671930s291940s101950s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Olamae?
182 babies have been named Olamae since 1912. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1918 with 11 births.
When was Olamae most popular?
Olamae was most popular in the 1910s decade with 69 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
How long has the name Olamae been used?
Olamae has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 48 years of data through 1959.
What names are similar to Olamae?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ola, Olamide, Olar, Olanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1912–1959 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.