Girls' name · since 1898
Oleva
Oleva has 210 recorded births since 1898 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1926 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,311 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 210
- born since 1898
- 1910s
- peak decade
210 girls have been named Oleva since 1898, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Oleva recorded 210 times among girls since 1898, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 1938.
- #19,311 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 210 born since 1898
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oleva ranks #19,311 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 210 born since 1898, peaking in the 1910s.
- #19,311 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 210
- born since 1898
- 1910s
- peak decade
Oleva's 210 recorded births place it above 73.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Oleva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Oleva's SSA record in two at 1919 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 1898, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1926 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Oleva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–1938
- Peak year (1926)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Oleva by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (77 births, 37% of the file).
1910s was Oleva's strongest decade.
77 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Oleva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 10
1890s
10 births
- 1900s 18
1900s
18 births
- 1910s
1910s
77 births
- 1920s
1920s
70 births
- 1930s
1930s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 77 births (37% of all-time use).
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- Oleva's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (77 total births) through the 1930s (35) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Oleva: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1898–1938 (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 Oleva 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.