How Many People Are Named Olden?
An estimated 148 people in the United States have the first name Olden. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 75 years old, and Olden peaked in popularity in 1918 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Olden 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 Olden paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 75, Olden is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1961.
Estimated Living Americans
148
About 1 in 2,315,908 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
75
years old
Peak Year
1918
22 births
Total Registered
514
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Olden
Olden is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 514 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Olden as a male name
Ranked #5,445 in 1982
7 male births in 1982
Peak: 1918 (22 births)
Olden: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Olden span from the 1880s to the 1980s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 132 babies were registered. Olden has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Olden by Decade
How has Olden 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.
Olden + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Olden as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Olden
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Olden: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Olden?
We estimate approximately 148 people named Olden 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 2,315,908 Americans share this first name.
Is Olden a common name?
Olden is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 514 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Olden most popular?
Olden reached peak popularity in 1918, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Olden is approximately 75 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Olden a male name?
Olden is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Olden Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Olden Smith, Olden Johnson, Olden 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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