Recorded 1906–1973 Girls' name Peak 1917 142 births

Olita — girls' name

142 babies named Olita in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s111910s251920s501930s171940s71950s171960s101970s5
1920s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Olita was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

11 babies were named Olita in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Olita

The Social Security Administration has registered 142 babies named Olita between 1906 and 1973, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Olita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Olita performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 50 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Olita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 12 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Olita in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Olita 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 142 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.

Olita at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

142

Since 1906

68 years of records

Peak year

1917

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1906

Recorded for 68 years

Last year on file: 1973

Olita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1906

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1917)
11
Annual births at peak — across 68 years of records
4681012 197319561945193119271923192019151906 6

Olita by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
50 births that decade — 35% of Olita's all-time total
1900s111910s251920s501930s171940s71950s171960s101970s5

Olita by state

Where Olita concentrates geographically — total births since 1906

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Olita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
12 8.5%
Louisiana share of Olita's total US births 8.5%

12 of 142 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Olita?
142 babies have been named Olita since 1906. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1917 with 11 births.
When was Olita most popular?
Olita was most popular in the 1920s decade with 50 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Olita most popular?
The top states for the name Olita are Louisiana (12 births).
How long has the name Olita been used?
Olita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1906, spanning 68 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Olita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Olivia, Olive, Oliva, Olinda, 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, 1906–1973 (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.