Boys' name · since 1883
Oley
373 babies named Oley in U.S. Social Security records since 1883, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,414 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 373
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Oley is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 373 have been recorded since 1883.
Oley has 373 recorded births among boys since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys 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 1883 to 1964.
- #9,414 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 373 born since 1883
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oley ranks #9,414 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 373 born since 1883, peaking in the 1920s.
- #9,414 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 373
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Oley's 373 recorded births place it above 79.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by West Virginia.
Oley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Oley's SSA record in two at 1931 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1883, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Oley popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–1964
- Peak year (1922)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Oley popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1914 (Oley as girls' name)
Oley by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (104 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Oley's strongest decade.
104 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Oley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 11
1880s
11 births
- 1890s 16
1890s
16 births
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
66 births
- 1920s
1920s
104 births
- 1930s
1930s
61 births
- 1940s
1940s
53 births
- 1950s 33
1950s
33 births
- 1960s 23
1960s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 104 births (28% of all-time use).
Oley by state
Where Oley concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | West Virginia | | 22 | 5.9% |
22 of 373 births nationwide.
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- Oley's decade-level peak was the 1920s (104 total births); usage has since declined to 23 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- West Virginia records the most Oleys (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. West Virginia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Oley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~81 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, 1883–1964 (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 Oley 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.