Boys' name · since 1880
Olen
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 7,665 babies named Olen, peaking in 1922. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,406 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,453 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,665
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Olen currently ranks #3453 among boys' names in America, with 7,665 babies recorded since 1880.
Olen has 7,665 recorded births among boys since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3453 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,406 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,453 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 7,665 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olen ranks #1,406 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,453 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 7,665 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,406 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,453 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,665
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Olen's 7,665 recorded births place it above 96.9% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
21 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Olen compares
7,665 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Olen's all-time total is 21x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Olen | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,665 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 193 | 34 | 22,252 |
Olen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Olen splits its recorded history at 1954: 28% of all births land in the more recent half, 72% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1887 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 193 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Olen popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1922)
- 193
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Olen popularity over time - girls
13 total births recorded since 1920 (Olen as girls' name)
Olen by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,647 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Olen's strongest decade.
1,647 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Olen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 55
1880s
55 births
- 1890s 106
1890s
106 births
- 1900s 181
1900s
181 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,143 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,647 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,130 births
- 1940s
1940s
916 births
- 1950s
1950s
676 births
- 1960s 415
1960s
415 births
- 1970s 282
1970s
282 births
- 1980s 195
1980s
195 births
- 1990s 159
1990s
159 births
- 2000s 174
2000s
174 births
- 2010s 360
2010s
360 births
- 2020s 226
2020s
226 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,647 births (21% of all-time use).
How Olen compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Olen's total volume
Olen by state
Where Olen concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 913 | 11.9% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 582 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 489 | 6.4% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 455 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 229 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 220 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 197 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 141 | 1.8% |
913 of 7,665 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 21 reporting states.
Olen appears in 21 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Olen's data
- Olen's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,647 total births); usage has since declined to 226 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Olens (913 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Olen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Olen 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.