Boys' name · since 1959
Oleg
466 babies named Oleg in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,229 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,360 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 466
- born since 1959
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Oleg is the #8360 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 466 recorded since 1959.
Social Security Administration records show Oleg recorded 466 times among boys since 1959, holding rank #8360 nationally today, ahead of 40% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2025.
- #8,229 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,360 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 466 born since 1959
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oleg ranks #8,229 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,360 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 466 born since 1959, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,229 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,360 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 466
- born since 1959
- 2000s
- peak decade
Oleg's 466 recorded births place it above 81.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Oleg compares
466 Top 46% higher than 54% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Oleg's all-time total is 26% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Oleg | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 466 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 26 | 34 | 22,252 |
Oleg's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Oleg's SSA record in two at 2007 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1968, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 26, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Oleg popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Oleg by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (165 births, 35% of the file).
2000s was Oleg's strongest decade.
165 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Oleg births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
76 births
- 2000s
2000s
165 births
- 2010s
2010s
151 births
- 2020s 56
2020s
56 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 165 births (35% of all-time use).
Oleg by state
Where Oleg concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 31 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Washington | | 26 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 7 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 1.1% |
31 of 466 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Oleg's data
- Oleg's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (165 total births) through the 2020s (56) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Olegs (31 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Oleg: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1959–2025 (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 Oleg 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.