Boys' name · since 1950
Oleh
Since 1950, U.S. Social Security records show 54 babies named Oleh, peaking in 1958. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,679 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 54
- born since 1950
- 1950s
- peak decade
54 boys have been named Oleh since 1950, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Oleh has 54 recorded births among boys since 1950, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 1980.
- #21,679 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 54 born since 1950
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oleh ranks #21,679 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 54 born since 1950, peaking in the 1950s.
- #21,679 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 54
- born since 1950
- 1950s
- peak decade
Oleh's 54 recorded births place it above 52.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Oleh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Oleh's full recorded timeline at 1955, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1958 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Oleh popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1980
- Peak year (1958)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 31 years of records
Oleh by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (49 births, 91% of the file).
1950s was Oleh's strongest decade.
49 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 91% of all-time use.
Oleh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
49 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 49 births (91% of all-time use).
Oleh by state
Where Oleh concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 9.3% |
5 of 54 births nationwide.
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What to do with Oleh's data
- Oleh's decade-level peak was the 1950s (49 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Olehs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Oleh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1958)
Similar record span (~30 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, 1950–1980 (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 Oleh 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.