Recorded 1888–1944 Girls' name Peak 1913 254 births

Olar — girls' name

254 babies named Olar in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1913. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1910s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Olar was born in this single decade.

1913
Single peak year

15 babies were named Olar in 1913 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Olar

The Social Security Administration has registered 254 babies named Olar between 1888 and 1944, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Olar currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1944. The name reached its historical peak in 1913, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Olar performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Olar shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Olar in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Olar 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 254 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.

Olar at a glance

Last recorded 1944

Total births

254

Since 1888

57 years of records

Peak year

1913

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1944

Active since

1888

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 1944

Olar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1888

Last recorded 1944
Peak year (1913)
15
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
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Olar by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
95 births that decade — 37% of Olar's all-time total
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Olar by state

Where Olar concentrates geographically — total births since 1888

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Olar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
12 4.7%
Alabama share of Olar's total US births 4.7%

12 of 254 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Olar?
254 babies have been named Olar since 1888. It was last recorded in 1944. The peak year was 1913 with 15 births.
When was Olar most popular?
Olar was most popular in the 1910s decade with 95 total births. The single peak year was 1913.
Where is Olar most popular?
The top states for the name Olar are Alabama (12 births).
How long has the name Olar been used?
Olar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1888, spanning 57 years of data through 1944.
What names are similar to Olar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ola, Olamide, Olamae, 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, 1888–1944 (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.