Ollen — #12372 US boys' name
302 babies named Ollen in U.S. Social Security records since 1910, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 13% of names given to boys today.
35% of everyone ever named Ollen was born in this single decade.
17 babies were named Ollen in 1919 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Ollen
The Social Security Administration has registered 302 babies named Ollen between 1910 and 2024, spanning 115 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ollen currently holds the #12372 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 17 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Ollen performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 105 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Ollen shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Ollen 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 302 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.
Ollen at a glance
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Current rank
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Ollen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1910
- Peak year (1919)
- 17
- Annual births at peak — across 115 years of records
Currently ranks #12372 among boys.
302 total births across 115 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1919 with 17 births in a single year.
Ollen by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 105 births that decade — 35% of Ollen's all-time total
Ollen decade highlights
- Peak decade 105 births
- Runner-up 65 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Ollen's strongest decade
105 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 35% of all-time use.
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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, 1910–2024 (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.