Total births
67
Girls' name · since 2006
Olaya
Olaya has 67 recorded births since 2006 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10047
- among girls today
- 67
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 43%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Olaya is the #10047 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 67 recorded since 2006.
Olaya has 67 recorded births among girls since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10047 as of the latest data, more common than 43% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #10047 among girls today
- 67 born since 2006
- 2020s peak decade
- 43% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Olaya is currently the #10047 girls' name in America, more common than 43% of girls - 67 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10047
- among girls today
- 67
- born since 2006
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 43%
- more common than other girls
Olaya vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#10047
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 43% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
91% of everyone ever named Olaya was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
13 babies were named Olaya in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
How Olaya compares
67 18th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Olaya's all-time total is 82% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Olaya | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 67 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 48 | 19,840 |
Olaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Olaya splits its recorded history at 2022: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2006 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Olaya at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#10,047
Active since
2006
Olaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Olaya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Olaya's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 91% of all-time use.
Olaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
61 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 61 births (91% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Olaya? ▼
Since 2006, Social Security records show 67 babies named Olaya. Today it holds rank #10047 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2023, with 13 births.
When was Olaya most popular? ▼
Olaya was most popular in the 2020s decade with 61 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Olaya been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Olaya since 2006 -- 20 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Olaya? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ola, Olamide, Olar, Olamae, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Olaya
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2006–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Olaya: #10047 Girls' Name - 67 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/olaya. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Olaya 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 June 2026.