US rank #4188 Girls' name Peak 2024 898 births

Olena — #4188 US girls' name

898 babies named Olena in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s151890s241900s291910s1151920s1311930s821940s341950s401960s161970s301980s181990s212000s812010s1292020s133
#4188
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 76% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Olena was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

34 babies were named Olena in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Olena

The Social Security Administration has registered 898 babies named Olena between 1882 and 2024, spanning 143 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Olena currently holds the #4188 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Olena performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Olena shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 7 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Arkansas and North Carolina. In total, SSA state-level files list Olena in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Olena 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 898 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.

Olena at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

898

Since 1882

143 years of records

Peak year

2024

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#4,188

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1882

Recorded for 143 years

Last year on file: 2024

Olena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1882

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
34
Annual births at peak — across 143 years of records
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Olena by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
133 births that decade — 15% of Olena's all-time total
1880s151890s241900s291910s1151920s1311930s821940s341950s401960s161970s301980s181990s212000s812010s1292020s133

Olena by state

Where Olena concentrates geographically — total births since 1882

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Olena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
7 0.8%
#2 Arkansas
6 0.7%
#3 North Carolina
5 0.6%
Hawaii share of Olena's total US births 0.8%
Even split

7 of 898 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Olena?
898 babies have been named Olena since 1882. It currently ranks #4188 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 34 births.
When was Olena most popular?
Olena was most popular in the 2020s decade with 133 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Olena most popular?
The top states for the name Olena are Hawaii (7 births), Arkansas (6 births), North Carolina (5 births).
How long has the name Olena been used?
Olena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 143 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Olena?
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, 1882–2024 (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.