Boys' name · since 1916

Olvin

474 babies named Olvin in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#8,157 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,725 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
474
born since 1916
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Olvin is the #4725 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 474 recorded since 1916.

Social Security Administration records show Olvin recorded 474 times among boys since 1916, holding rank #4725 nationally today, ahead of 66% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.

  • #8,157 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #4,725 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 474 born since 1916
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olvin ranks #8,157 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,725 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 474 born since 1916, peaking in the 2010s.

#8,157 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#4,725 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
474
born since 1916
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%66%
Olvin vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Olvin's 474 recorded births place it above 82.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Olvin compares

474 Top 45% higher than 55% of 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

Olvin's all-time total is 28% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Olvin Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 474 369 358,536
Peak-year births 25 34 22,252

Olvin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Olvin splits its recorded history at 2007: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 25 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Olvin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
25
Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
051015202530 191619231999200420092014201920242025 21

Olvin by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (160 births, 34% of the file).

2010s was Olvin's strongest decade.

160 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.

Olvin births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 160 births (34% of all-time use).

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

Olvin by state

Where Olvin concentrates geographically, total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Olvin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
44 9.3%
#2 Florida
5 1.1%
Texas share of Olvin's total US births 9.3%
Even split

44 of 474 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Olvin?
474 babies have been named Olvin since 1916. All-time, it sits at #8,157 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #4,725 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 25 births.
Where does Olvin sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olvin ranks #8,157 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,725 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Olvin most popular?
Olvin was most popular in the 2010s decade with 160 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Olvin most popular?
The top states for the name Olvin are Texas (44 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Olvin been used?
The SSA has tracked Olvin since 1916 -- 110 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Olvin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Olva, Olvis. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Olvin's data

  • Olvin's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (160 total births) through the 2020s (118) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Olvins (44 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

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

Keep exploring Olvin

Nearby Names Like Olvin

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Olvin: 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, 1916–2025 (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 Olvin 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.