Boys' name · since 1927
Olson
343 babies named Olson in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,869 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,680 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 343
- born since 1927
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Olson is the #3680 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 343 recorded since 1927.
Olson has 343 recorded births among boys since 1927, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3680 as of the latest data, more common than 74% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1927 to 2025.
- #9,869 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,680 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 343 born since 1927
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olson ranks #9,869 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,680 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 343 born since 1927, peaking in the 2020s.
- #9,869 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,680 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 343
- born since 1927
- 2020s
- peak decade
Olson's 343 recorded births place it above 78.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Olson compares
343 48th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Olson's all-time total is 7% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Olson | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 343 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Olson's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Olson's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1949, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Olson popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1927–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 99 years of records
Olson by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (142 births, 41% of the file).
2020s was Olson's strongest decade.
142 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Olson births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 8
1930s
8 births
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 24
1950s
24 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 16
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
114 births
- 2020s
2020s
142 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 142 births (41% of all-time use).
Olson by state
Where Olson concentrates geographically, total births since 1927
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 5 | 1.5% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 343 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Olson's data
- Georgia records the most Olsons (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Olson: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~98 yrs)
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, 1927–2025 (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 Olson 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.