How Many People Are Named Olene?
An estimated 156 people in the United States have the first name Olene. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 83 years old, and Olene peaked in popularity in 1922 with 66 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Olene 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 Olene paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 83, Olene is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1953.
Estimated Living Americans
156
About 1 in 2,197,143 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
83
years old
Peak Year
1922
66 births
Total Registered
1,347
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Olene
Olene is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,347 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Olene as a female name
Ranked #4,779 in 1962
9 female births in 1962
Peak: 1922 (66 births)
Olene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Olene span from the 1890s to the 1960s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 482 babies were registered. Olene has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Olene by Decade
How has Olene 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.
Olene by State
Birth registrations for Olene span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Alabama, Texas, Tennessee. The lowest are in Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kentucky. On average, about 52 Olenes were registered per state.
Olene + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Olene as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Olene
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Olene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Olene?
We estimate approximately 156 people named Olene 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 2,197,143 Americans share this first name.
Is Olene a common name?
Olene is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 70.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,347 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Olene most popular?
Olene reached peak popularity in 1922, when 66 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Olene is approximately 83 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Olene a female name?
Olene is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Olene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Olene Smith, Olene Johnson, Olene 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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