Girls' name · since 1920

Oleavia

11 babies named Oleavia in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#53,868 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 1920
1920s
peak decade

Oleavia sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 11 recorded since 1920.

Oleavia has 11 recorded births among girls since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1924.

  • #53,868 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 11 born since 1920
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oleavia ranks #53,868 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 11 born since 1920, peaking in the 1920s.

#53,868 of 72,339
all-time among girls
11
born since 1920
1920s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Oleavia's 11 recorded births place it above 24.68% 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.

Oleavia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Oleavia's full recorded timeline at 1924, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1924, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Oleavia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1924

Last recorded 1924
Peak year (1920)
6
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
4.555.566.5 19201924 5

Oleavia by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (11 births, 100% of the file).

1920s was Oleavia's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Oleavia births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oleavia?
11 babies have been named Oleavia since 1920. All-time, it sits at #53,868 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1924. The peak year was 1920 with 6 births.
Where does Oleavia sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oleavia ranks #53,868 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 Oleavia most popular?
Oleavia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Oleavia been used?
Records for Oleavia go back to 1920, giving 5 years of history through 1924.
What names are similar to Oleavia?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Oleavia: 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, 1920–1924 (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 Oleavia 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.