Total births
61,872
Girls' name · since 1880
Olga
61,872 babies named Olga in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3226
- among girls today
- 61,872
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 82%
- more common than other girls
61,872 babies have been named Olga since 1880, making it today's #3226 girls' name.
Olga has 61,872 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3226 as of the latest data, more common than 82% 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 1880 to 2025.
- #3226 among girls today
- 61,872 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
- 82% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Olga is currently the #3226 girls' name in America, more common than 82% of girls - 61,872 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #3226
- among girls today
- 61,872
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 82%
- more common than other girls
Olga vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#3226
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 82% of names given to girls today.
1920s
Peak decade
21% of everyone ever named Olga was born in this single decade.
1918
Single peak year
1,691 babies were named Olga in 1918 - its busiest year on record.
How Olga compares
61,872 Top 3% higher than 97% of 17,726 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
Olga's all-time total is 162x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Olga | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 61,872 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,691 | 48 | 19,840 |
Olga's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Olga splits its recorded history at 1953: 31% of all births land in the more recent half, 69% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1881 (31 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 1,691 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Olga at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1918
Current rank
#3,226
Active since
1880
Olga popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 1,691
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Olga popularity over time - boys
198 total births recorded since 1914 (Olga as boys' name)
Olga by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Olga's strongest decade.
12,787 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Olga births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 1,116
1880s
1,116 births
- 1890s 2,997
1890s
2,997 births
- 1900s 3,172
1900s
3,172 births
- 1910s
1910s
11,733 births
- 1920s
1920s
12,787 births
- 1930s 4,932
1930s
4,932 births
- 1940s 4,016
1940s
4,016 births
- 1950s
1950s
5,660 births
- 1960s 4,739
1960s
4,739 births
- 1970s 3,629
1970s
3,629 births
- 1980s 2,670
1980s
2,670 births
- 1990s 2,112
1990s
2,112 births
- 2000s 1,382
2000s
1,382 births
- 2010s 610
2010s
610 births
- 2020s 317
2020s
317 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 12,787 births (21% of all-time use).
How Olga 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 Olga's total volume
Olga vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Olga by state
Where Olga concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10,938 | 17.7% |
| #2 | New York | | 7,924 | 12.8% |
| #3 | California | | 5,903 | 9.5% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 4,950 | 8.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 2,990 | 4.8% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 2,847 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 1,706 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,526 | 2.5% |
Texas share of Olga's total US births 17.7%
Even split
10,938 of 61,872 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Olga appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Olga? ▼
61,872 babies have been named Olga since 1880. It currently ranks #3226 among girls. The peak year was 1918 with 1,691 births.
When was Olga most popular? ▼
Olga was most popular in the 1920s decade with 12,787 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Olga most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Olga are Texas (10,938 births), New York (7,924 births), California (5,903 births).
How long has the name Olga been used? ▼
Records for Olga go back to 1880, giving 146 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Olga? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Olgie, Olgia. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Olga's data
- Olga's decade-level peak was the 1920s (12,787 total births); usage has since declined to 317 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Olgas (10,938 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Olga
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Olga: #3226 Girls' Name - 61,872 Births, Peak 1918." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/olga. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Olga 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 June 2026.