Boys' name · since 1883

Olof

Olof has 107 recorded births since 1883 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1914 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#16,987 of 45,481
all-time among boys
107
born since 1883
1920s
peak decade

Olof is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 107 have been recorded since 1883.

Olof has 107 recorded births among boys since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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 1883 to 1934.

  • #16,987 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 107 born since 1883
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olof ranks #16,987 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 107 born since 1883, peaking in the 1920s.

#16,987 of 45,481
all-time among boys
107
born since 1883
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Olof's 107 recorded births place it above 62.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Olof's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Olof's full recorded timeline at 1918, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1897, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1914 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Olof popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–1934

Last recorded 1934
Peak year (1914)
9
Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
45678910 1883191319161920192319311934 6

Olof by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (40 births, 37% of the file).

1920s was Olof's strongest decade.

40 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.

Olof births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 40 births (37% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Olof? ▼
107 babies have been named Olof since 1883. All-time, it sits at #16,987 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1934. The peak year was 1914 with 9 births.
Where does Olof sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olof ranks #16,987 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Olof most popular? ▼
Olof was most popular in the 1920s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1914.
How long has the name Olof been used? ▼
Records for Olof go back to 1883, giving 52 years of history through 1934.
What names are similar to Olof? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Olon. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Olof's data

  • Olof's decade-level peak was the 1920s (40 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Olof

Nearby Names Like Olof

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Olof

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Olof: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 1883–1934 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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 Olof 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 August 2026.