Recorded 1916–2023 Girls' name Peak 2020 48 births

Olea — girls' name

48 babies named Olea in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s52000s72010s102020s21
2020s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Olea was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

8 babies were named Olea in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Olea

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Olea between 1916 and 2023, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Olea currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Olea performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Olea shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Olea 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 48 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.

Olea at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

48

Since 1916

108 years of records

Peak year

2020

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1916

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2023

Olea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1916

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2020)
8
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
456789 20232021202020192010200619221916 5

Olea by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
21 births that decade — 44% of Olea's all-time total
1910s51920s52000s72010s102020s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Olea?
48 babies have been named Olea since 1916. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2020 with 8 births.
When was Olea most popular?
Olea was most popular in the 2020s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Olea been used?
Olea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 108 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Olea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oleta, Olevia, Olene, Oletha, 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, 1916–2023 (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.