How Many People Are Named Olar?
An estimated 9 people in the United States have the first name Olar. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 92 years old, and Olar peaked in popularity in 1913 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Olar as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Olar paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 92, Olar is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1944.
- Olar is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
9
About 1 in 38,083,815 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
92
years old
Peak Year
1913
15 births
Total Registered
254
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Olar
Olar is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 254 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Olar as a female name
Ranked #4,425 in 1944
6 female births in 1944
Peak: 1913 (15 births)
Olar: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Olar span from the 1880s to the 1940s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 95 babies were registered. Olar has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Olar by Decade
How has Olar tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Olar by State
Olar + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Olar as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Olar
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Olar: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Olar?
We estimate approximately 9 people named Olar are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 38,083,815 Americans share this first name.
Is Olar a common name?
Olar is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 25.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 254 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Olar most popular?
Olar reached peak popularity in 1913, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Olar is approximately 92 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Olar a female name?
Olar is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Olar Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Olar Smith, Olar Johnson, Olar Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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