Recorded 1950–1980 Boys' name Peak 1958 54 births

Oleh — boys' name

54 babies named Oleh in U.S. Social Security records since 1950, with the highest year being 1958. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s491980s5
1950s
Peak decade

91% of everyone ever named Oleh was born in this single decade.

1958
Single peak year

10 babies were named Oleh in 1958 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Oleh

The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Oleh between 1950 and 1980, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Oleh currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1958, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oleh performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Oleh shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Oleh in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oleh 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 54 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.

Oleh at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

54

Since 1950

31 years of records

Peak year

1958

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1950

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1980

Oleh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1950

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1958)
10
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
4681012 19801958195719551954195319511950 6

Oleh by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
49 births that decade — 91% of Oleh's all-time total
1950s491980s5

Oleh by state

Where Oleh concentrates geographically — total births since 1950

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Oleh
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 9.3%
New York share of Oleh's total US births 9.3%

5 of 54 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oleh?
54 babies have been named Oleh since 1950. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1958 with 10 births.
When was Oleh most popular?
Oleh was most popular in the 1950s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 1958.
Where is Oleh most popular?
The top states for the name Oleh are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Oleh been used?
Oleh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1950, spanning 31 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Oleh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Olen, Ole, Oleg, Olegario, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1950–1980 (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.