Recorded 1886–1952 Girls' name Peak 1921 552 births

Olla — girls' name

552 babies named Olla in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s121890s571900s511910s1381920s1501930s731940s501950s21
1920s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Olla was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

25 babies were named Olla in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Olla

The Social Security Administration has registered 552 babies named Olla between 1886 and 1952, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Olla currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Olla performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 150 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Olla shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Olla in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Olla 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 552 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.

Olla at a glance

Last recorded 1952

Total births

552

Since 1886

67 years of records

Peak year

1921

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1952

Active since

1886

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 1952

Olla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1886

Last recorded 1952
Peak year (1921)
25
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
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Olla by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
150 births that decade — 27% of Olla's all-time total
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Olla by state

Where Olla concentrates geographically — total births since 1886

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Olla
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
5 0.9%
#2 Texas
5 0.9%
Louisiana share of Olla's total US births 0.9%
Even split

5 of 552 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Olla?
552 babies have been named Olla since 1886. It was last recorded in 1952. The peak year was 1921 with 25 births.
When was Olla most popular?
Olla was most popular in the 1920s decade with 150 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Olla most popular?
The top states for the name Olla are Louisiana (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Olla been used?
Olla has been recorded in Social Security data since 1886, spanning 67 years of data through 1952.
What names are similar to Olla?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ollie, Ollivia, Olly, Ollia, 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, 1886–1952 (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.