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girls' name ★ peaked 1918

Olga

Meaning holy; inviolable, sacred Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,201 Trend → Stable

Borrowed in the 19th century from Old East Slavic О́льга (Ólĭga), name of a Kievan knyaginya (Saint Olga of Kiev), a medieval form of Helga, Old Norse heilagr (“holy…

Rank 2025
#3,201
among girls · ↑64 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
50
named Olga · +2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 32,145
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1918
1,691 babies
All-time total
62,070
#520 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Olga popularity over time

62,070 babies have been named Olga since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 1,116 – 1,116 112 – #156
1890s 2,997 – 2,997 300 +169% #133
1900s 3,172 – 3,172 317 +6% #156
1910s 11,733 17 11,750 1,175 +270% #126
1920s 12,787 50 12,837 1,284 +9% #146
1930s 4,932 43 4,975 498 -61% #222
1940s 4,016 24 4,040 404 -19% #328
1950s 5,660 – 5,660 566 +40% #328
1960s 4,739 20 4,759 476 -16% #385
1970s 3,629 19 3,648 365 -23% #454
1980s 2,670 20 2,690 269 -26% #573
1990s 2,112 5 2,117 212 -21% #782
2000s 1,382 – 1,382 138 -35% #1,164
2010s 610 – 610 61 -56% #2,201
2020s (to 2025) 317 – 317 53 -13% #2,988

Where Olga is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 50 0.03 outside top 500
2027 50 0.03 outside top 500
2028 50 0.03 outside top 500
2029 50 0.03 outside top 500
2030 50 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Olga

Olga is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,201 in 2025 with 50 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 62,070 American babies have been named Olga. Its peak came in 1918, when 1,691 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1910s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Olga stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Olga?

The median living Olga is about 59 years old; half are between 42 and 72. An estimated 24 thousand people named Olga are alive in the United States today.

median 59 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Olga year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 50 #3,201 – –
2024 49 #3,265 – –
2023 54 #3,082 – –
2022 54 #3,064 – –
2021 56 #2,988 – –
2020 54 #3,000 – –
2019 48 #3,321 – –
2018 53 #3,094 – –
2017 58 #2,895 – –
2016 47 #3,406 – –
2015 61 #2,880 – –
2014 79 #2,345 – –
2013 55 #3,035 – –
2012 86 #2,201 – –
2011 63 #2,791 – –
2010 60 #2,892 – –
2009 118 #1,829 – –
2008 132 #1,698 – –
2007 111 #1,884 – –
2006 122 #1,720 – –
2005 131 #1,563 – –
2004 139 #1,463 – –
2003 137 #1,443 – –
2002 153 #1,287 – –
2001 179 #1,164 – –
2000 160 #1,239 – –
1995 176 #1,036 – –
1990 258 #782 5 #9,108
1985 250 #699 – –
1980 324 #573 – –
1975 366 #495 – –
1970 392 #507 – –
1965 393 #479 5 #4,287
1960 607 #385 – –
1955 601 #354 – –
1950 538 #333 – –
1945 313 #402 – –
1940 333 #355 – –
1935 385 #321 7 #3,172
1930 774 #222 7 #3,505
1925 1,173 #186 – –
1920 1,590 #146 5 #4,787
1915 1,532 #130 5 #4,229
1910 381 #180 – –
1905 288 #177 – –
1900 376 #156 – –
1895 329 #139 – –
1890 225 #157 – –
1885 121 #169 – –
1880 50 #216 – –

Famous people named Olga

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Olga Kurylenko Olga Kurylenko Ukrainian-French actress and model (born 1979) Contemporary
  2. 2 Olga of Kiev Olga of Kiev Princess of Kiev, Orthodox saint (c. 890–925) Medieval
  3. 3 Olga Tokarczuk Olga Tokarczuk Polish writer and activist (born 1962) Contemporary
  4. 4 Olga Korbut Olga Korbut Soviet gymnast; American instructor since 1991 b. 1955 · Contemporary
  5. 5 Olga Constantinovna of Russia Olga Constantinovna of Russia Queen of Greece from 1867 to 1913 1851–1926 · 19th century
  6. 6 Olga Baclanova Olga Baclanova Russian-American actress, radio host, and singer (1893–1974) 19th century
  7. 7 Olga Tañón Olga Tañón Puerto Rican singer (born 1967) Contemporary
  8. 8 Olga Nikolaevna of Russia Olga Nikolaevna of Russia Queen of Württemberg from 1864 to 1891 1822–1892 · 19th century
  9. 9 Olga Knipper Olga Knipper Russian and Soviet stage actress (1868–1959) 19th century
  10. 10 Olga Kameneva Olga Kameneva Russian Bolshevik revolutionary (1883–1941) 19th century
  11. 11 Olga Chekhova Olga Chekhova Russian-German actress 1897–1980 · 19th century
  12. 12 Olga Benário Prestes Olga Benário Prestes German Brazilian Communist militant 1908–1942 · Contemporary
  13. 13 Olga Jackowska Olga Jackowska Polish vocalist and songwriter 1951–2018 · Contemporary
  14. 14 Olga Morozova Soviet tennis player b. 1949 · Contemporary
  15. 15 Olga Ladyzhenskaya Olga Ladyzhenskaya Russian mathematician (1922–2004) Contemporary
  16. 16 Olga Guillot Olga Guillot Cuban singer (1922–2010) Contemporary
  17. 17 Olga Rozanova Olga Rozanova Russian painter 1886–1918 · 19th century
  18. 18 Olga Boznańska Olga Boznańska Polish artist (1865–1940) 19th century
  19. 19 Olga Taussky-Todd Olga Taussky-Todd Austrian and American mathematician (1906–1995) Contemporary
  20. 20 Olga Fikotová Olga Fikotová Czechoslovak and American discus thrower (1932–2024) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Olga, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Olga?

The median living Olga is about 59 years old. Half of all living Olgas are between 42 and 72 years old.

How many people named Olga are alive today?

An estimated 24 thousand people named Olga are alive in the United States, based on 62,070 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Olga mean?

Borrowed in the 19th century from Old East Slavic О́льга (Ólĭga), name of a Kievan knyaginya (Saint Olga of Kiev), a medieval form of Helga, Old Norse heilagr (“holy; inviolable, sacred”).

How popular is the name Olga in 2025?

Olga ranked #3,201 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 50 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Olga?

62,070 babies have been named Olga in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Olga most popular?

Olga peaked in 1918, when 1,691 newborns received the name.

Is Olga a boy or girl name?

Olga is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Olga rising or falling?

Olga is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Olga become more popular?

Olga looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 50 girls named Olga in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Olga?

Well-known people named Olga include Olga Kurylenko (actor), Olga of Kiev (nobleman), Olga Tokarczuk (writer).

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