Girls' name · since 1888
Olar
Olar has 254 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1913 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,464 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 254
- born since 1888
- 1910s
- peak decade
254 girls have been named Olar since 1888, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olar has been recorded 254 times among girls since 1888, 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 1888 to 1944.
- #17,464 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 254 born since 1888
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olar ranks #17,464 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 254 born since 1888, peaking in the 1910s.
- #17,464 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 254
- born since 1888
- 1910s
- peak decade
Olar's 254 recorded births place it above 75.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Alabama.
Olar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Olar's SSA record in two at 1916 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1897, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1913 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Olar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–1944
- Peak year (1913)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Olar by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (95 births, 37% of the file).
1910s was Olar's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Olar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 32
1890s
32 births
- 1900s 28
1900s
28 births
- 1910s
1910s
95 births
- 1920s
1920s
67 births
- 1930s 20
1930s
20 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 95 births (37% of all-time use).
Olar by state
Where Olar concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 12 | 4.7% |
12 of 254 births nationwide.
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What to do with Olar's data
- Olar's decade-level peak was the 1910s (95 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Alabama records the most Olars (12 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Alabama names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Olar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 1888–1944 (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 Olar 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.