Girls' name · since 1917
Oleen
44 babies named Oleen in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #36,508 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Oleen is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 44 have been recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Oleen recorded 44 times among girls since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1933.
- #36,508 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 44 born since 1917
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oleen ranks #36,508 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 44 born since 1917, peaking in the 1920s.
- #36,508 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 44
- born since 1917
- 1920s
- peak decade
Oleen's 44 recorded births place it above 49.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Oleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Oleen splits its recorded history at 1924: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Oleen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1933
- Peak year (1924)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Oleen by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (27 births, 61% of the file).
1920s was Oleen's strongest decade.
27 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 61% of all-time use.
Oleen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
27 births
- 1930s
1930s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 27 births (61% of all-time use).
Oleen by state
Where Oleen concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 5 | 11.4% |
5 of 44 births nationwide.
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What to do with Oleen's data
- Oleen's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (27 total births) through the 1930s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Ohio records the most Oleens (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Oleen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~16 yrs)
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, 1917–1933 (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 Oleen 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.