Girls' name · since 1911

Oleda

Oleda has 276 recorded births since 1911 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#16,638 of 72,339
all-time among girls
276
born since 1911
1920s
peak decade

276 girls have been named Oleda since 1911, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Oleda has 276 recorded births among girls since 1911, 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 1911 to 1979.

  • #16,638 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 276 born since 1911
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oleda ranks #16,638 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 276 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.

#16,638 of 72,339
all-time among girls
276
born since 1911
1920s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Oleda's 276 recorded births place it above 76.98% 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.

Oleda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Oleda splits its recorded history at 1929: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Oleda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1979

Last recorded 1979
Peak year (1920)
20
Annual births at peak, across 69 years of records
0510152025 191119181922192619301934194219531979 5

Oleda by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (128 births, 46% of the file).

1920s was Oleda's strongest decade.

128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.

Oleda births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 128 births (46% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oleda?
Oleda has been given to 276 babies in the U.S. since 1911, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #16,638 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1979. 20 babies were born in 1920, its single highest year.
Where does Oleda sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oleda ranks #16,638 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 Oleda most popular?
Oleda was most popular in the 1920s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Oleda been used?
The SSA has tracked Oleda since 1911 -- 69 years through the most recent 1979 data.
What names are similar to Oleda?
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.

What to do with Oleda's data

  • Oleda's decade-level peak was the 1920s (128 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Oleda

Nearby Names Like Oleda

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Oleda: 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, 1911–1979 (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 Oleda 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.