Boys' name · since 1914
Olyn
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 98 babies named Olyn, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,560 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,779 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 98
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Olyn is the #10779 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 98 recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Olyn recorded 98 times among boys since 1914, holding rank #10779 nationally today, ahead of 23% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #17,560 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,779 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 98 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olyn ranks #17,560 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,779 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 98 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #17,560 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,779 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 98
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Olyn's 98 recorded births place it above 61.35% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Olyn compares
98 26th 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
Olyn's all-time total is 73% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Olyn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 98 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 34 | 22,252 |
Olyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Olyn's full recorded timeline at 1930, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Olyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Olyn by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (30 births, 31% of the file).
1920s was Olyn's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Olyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
19 births
- 1920s
1920s
30 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
18 births
- 2020s
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 30 births (31% of all-time use).
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What to do with Olyn's data
- Olyn's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (30 total births) through the 2020s (25) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Olyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Olyn 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.