Girls' name · since 1882
Olena
Olena has 920 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,966 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,731 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 920
- born since 1882
- 2020s
- peak decade
920 babies have been named Olena since 1882, making it today's #5731 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Olena recorded 920 times among girls since 1882, holding rank #5731 nationally today, ahead of 67% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #7,966 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,731 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 920 born since 1882
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olena ranks #7,966 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,731 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 920 born since 1882, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,966 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,731 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 920
- born since 1882
- 2020s
- peak decade
Olena's 920 recorded births place it above 88.98% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Hawaii.
How Olena compares
920 Top 34% higher than 66% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Olena's all-time total is 145% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Olena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 920 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 35 | 21 | 19,840 |
Olena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Olena's SSA record in two at 1949 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 1882, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Olena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Olena by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (155 births, 17% of the file).
2020s was Olena's strongest decade.
155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Olena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 15
1880s
15 births
- 1890s 24
1890s
24 births
- 1900s 29
1900s
29 births
- 1910s
1910s
115 births
- 1920s
1920s
131 births
- 1930s
1930s
82 births
- 1940s 34
1940s
34 births
- 1950s 40
1950s
40 births
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2000s
2000s
81 births
- 2010s
2010s
129 births
- 2020s
2020s
155 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 155 births (17% of all-time use).
How Olena compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Olena's total volume
Olena by state
Where Olena concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Hawaii | | 13 | 1.4% |
| #2 | Arkansas | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.5% |
13 of 920 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Hawaii records the most Olenas (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Hawaii 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 Olena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1882–2025 (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 Olena 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.