Girls' name · since 1912

Olamae

Olamae has 182 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#20,794 of 72,339
all-time among girls
182
born since 1912
1910s
peak decade

Olamae sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 182 recorded since 1912.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olamae has been recorded 182 times among girls since 1912, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1959.

  • #20,794 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 182 born since 1912
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olamae ranks #20,794 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 182 born since 1912, peaking in the 1910s.

#20,794 of 72,339
all-time among girls
182
born since 1912
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Olamae's 182 recorded births place it above 71.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Olamae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Olamae's full recorded timeline at 1924, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Olamae popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1959
Peak year (1918)
11
Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
4681012 191219151918192119241927193619401959 7

Olamae by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (69 births, 38% of the file).

1910s was Olamae's strongest decade.

69 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.

Olamae births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 69 births (38% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Olamae?
182 babies have been named Olamae since 1912. All-time, it sits at #20,794 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1959. The peak year was 1918 with 11 births.
Where does Olamae sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olamae ranks #20,794 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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.

What to do with Olamae's data

  • Olamae's decade-level peak was the 1910s (69 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Olamae

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Olamae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1912–1959 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Olamae draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.