Girls' name · since 1888
Oleta
Oleta has 5,472 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,426 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,472
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Oleta sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 5,472 recorded since 1888.
Oleta has 5,472 recorded births among girls since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 1888 to 2021.
- #2,426 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 5,472 born since 1888
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oleta ranks #2,426 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5,472 born since 1888, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,426 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 5,472
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Oleta's 5,472 recorded births place it above 96.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
19 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Oleta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Oleta's full recorded timeline at 1941, 18% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 82% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1888, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 216 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Oleta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2021
- Peak year (1920)
- 216
- Annual births at peak, across 134 years of records
Oleta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,674 births, 31% of the file).
1920s was Oleta's strongest decade.
1,674 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Oleta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 23
1890s
23 births
- 1900s 198
1900s
198 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,533 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,674 births
- 1930s
1930s
990 births
- 1940s 523
1940s
523 births
- 1950s 265
1950s
265 births
- 1960s 137
1960s
137 births
- 1970s 75
1970s
75 births
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 7
2020s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,674 births (31% of all-time use).
How Oleta 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 Oleta's total volume
Oleta by state
Where Oleta concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,532 | 28.0% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 1,119 | 20.4% |
| #3 | Arkansas | | 322 | 5.9% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 140 | 2.6% |
| #5 | West Virginia | | 139 | 2.5% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 95 | 1.7% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 39 | 0.7% |
| #8 | Kansas | | 27 | 0.5% |
1,532 of 5,472 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Oleta appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Oleta's data
- Oleta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,674 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Oletas (1,532 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 Oleta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~133 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, 1888–2021 (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 Oleta 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.