Recorded 1917–1933 Girls' name Peak 1924 44 births

Oleen — girls' name

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.

1910s51920s271930s12
1920s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Oleen was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

10 babies were named Oleen in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Oleen

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Oleen between 1917 and 1933, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Oleen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1933. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oleen performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Oleen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Oleen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oleen 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 44 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.

Oleen at a glance

Last recorded 1933

Total births

44

Since 1917

17 years of records

Peak year

1924

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1933

Active since

1917

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1933

Oleen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1933–1917

Last recorded 1933
Peak year (1924)
10
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
4681012 1933193119261924192219201917 5

Oleen by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
27 births that decade — 61% of Oleen's all-time total
1910s51920s271930s12

Oleen by state

Where Oleen concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Oleen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
5 11.4%
Ohio share of Oleen's total US births 11.4%

5 of 44 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oleen?
44 babies have been named Oleen since 1917. It was last recorded in 1933. The peak year was 1924 with 10 births.
When was Oleen most popular?
Oleen was most popular in the 1920s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Oleen most popular?
The top states for the name Oleen are Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Oleen been used?
Oleen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 17 years of data through 1933.
What names are similar to Oleen?
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, 1917–1933 (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.