Recorded 1898–1938 Girls' name Peak 1926 210 births

Oleva — girls' name

210 babies named Oleva in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s101900s181910s771920s701930s35
1910s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Oleva was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

13 babies were named Oleva in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Oleva

The Social Security Administration has registered 210 babies named Oleva between 1898 and 1938, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Oleva currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Oleva performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 77 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Oleva shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Oleva 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 210 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.

Oleva at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

210

Since 1898

41 years of records

Peak year

1926

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1898

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 1938

Oleva popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1898

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1926)
13
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
468101214 19381932192519201916191219061898 5

Oleva by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
77 births that decade — 37% of Oleva's all-time total
1890s101900s181910s771920s701930s35

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Oleva?
210 babies have been named Oleva since 1898. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1926 with 13 births.
When was Oleva most popular?
Oleva was most popular in the 1910s decade with 77 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Oleva been used?
Oleva has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 41 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Oleva?
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, 1898–1938 (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.