US rank #3264 Girls' name Peak 1918 61,817 births

Olga — #3264 US girls' name

61,817 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.

1880s11161890s29971900s31721910s117331920s127871930s49321940s40161950s56601960s47371970s36281980s26701990s21122000s13812010s6102020s266
#3264
of 17,661 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.

What the Data Says About Olga

The Social Security Administration has registered 61,817 babies named Olga between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Olga currently holds the #3264 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 1,691 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Olga performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 12,787 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Olga shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 10,938 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Olga in 49 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Olga 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 61,817 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.

Olga at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

61,817

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1918

1,691 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#3,264

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Olga popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1918)
1,691
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Olga popularity over time — boys

198 total births recorded since 1914 (Olga as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 198 births
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Olga by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
12,787 births that decade — 21% of Olga's all-time total
1880s11161890s29971900s31721910s117331920s127871930s49321940s40161950s56601960s47371970s36281980s26701990s21122000s13812010s6102020s266

Olga by state

Where Olga concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Olga
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
10,938 17.7%
#2 New York
7,921 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 61,817 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?
61,817 babies have been named Olga since 1880. It currently ranks #3264 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 (7,921 births), California (5,903 births).
How long has the name Olga been used?
Olga has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
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.

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, 1880–2024 (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.