Girls' name · since 1913

Olwen

27 babies named Olwen in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#42,398 of 72,339
all-time among girls
27
born since 1913
1910s
peak decade

Olwen is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 27 have been recorded since 1913.

Olwen has 27 recorded births among girls since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2018.

  • #42,398 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 27 born since 1913
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olwen ranks #42,398 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 27 born since 1913, peaking in the 1910s.

#42,398 of 72,339
all-time among girls
27
born since 1913
1910s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Olwen's 27 recorded births place it above 41.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

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

Olwen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Olwen's SSA record in two at 1917 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Olwen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2018

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1917)
12
Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
468101214 1913191619172018 5

Olwen by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (22 births, 81% of the file).

1910s was Olwen's strongest decade.

22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 81% of all-time use.

Olwen births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 22 births (81% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Olwen? ▼
Since 1913, Social Security records show 27 babies named Olwen. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #42,398 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2018. Its busiest year on record was 1917, with 12 births.
Where does Olwen sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olwen ranks #42,398 of 72,339 girls' 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 Olwen most popular? ▼
Olwen was most popular in the 1910s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Olwen been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Olwen since 1913 -- 106 years through the most recent 2018 data.
What names are similar to Olwen? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Olwyn. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Olwen's data

  • Olwen's decade-level peak was the 1910s (22 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- 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 Olwen

Nearby Names Like Olwen

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

Olwyn Girl
22 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Olwen: 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, 1913–2018 (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 Olwen 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.