Girls' name · since 1912
Oletta
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 343 babies named Oletta, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,815 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,297 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 343
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Oletta currently ranks #13297 among girls' names in America, with 343 babies recorded since 1912.
Oletta has 343 recorded births among girls since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #13297 as of the latest data, more common than 23% of girls, 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 1912 to 2025.
- #14,815 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,297 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 343 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oletta ranks #14,815 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,297 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 343 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,815 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,297 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 343
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Oletta's 343 recorded births place it above 79.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Oklahoma.
How Oletta compares
343 48th percentile among 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
Oletta's all-time total is 9% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Oletta | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 343 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 21 | 19,840 |
Oletta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Oletta splits its recorded history at 1930: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1923 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Oletta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1923)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Oletta by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (129 births, 38% of the file).
1920s was Oletta's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Oletta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
59 births
- 1920s
1920s
129 births
- 1930s
1930s
99 births
- 1940s 25
1940s
25 births
- 1950s 25
1950s
25 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 129 births (38% of all-time use).
Oletta by state
Where Oletta concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
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- Oletta's decade-level peak was the 1920s (129 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Oklahoma records the most Olettas (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Oklahoma 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 Oletta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Oletta 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.