How Many People Are Named Oleta?
An estimated 830 people in the United States have the first name Oleta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 74 years old, and Oleta peaked in popularity in 1920 with 216 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Oleta 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 Oleta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 74, Oleta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1962.
Estimated Living Americans
830
About 1 in 412,957 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
74
years old
Peak Year
1920
216 births
Total Registered
5,472
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Oleta
Oleta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,472 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Oleta as a female name
Ranked #13,137 in 2021
7 female births in 2021
Peak: 1920 (216 births)
Oleta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Oleta span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,674 babies were registered. Oleta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Oleta by Decade
How has Oleta 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.
Oleta by State
Birth registrations for Oleta span all 19 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas. The lowest are in Virginia, Nebraska, Illinois. On average, about 186 Oletas were registered per state.
Oleta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Oleta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Oleta
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Oleta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Oleta?
We estimate approximately 830 people named Oleta 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 412,957 Americans share this first name.
Is Oleta a common name?
Oleta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,472 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Oleta most popular?
Oleta reached peak popularity in 1920, when 216 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Oleta is approximately 74 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Oleta a female name?
Oleta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Oleta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Oleta Smith, Oleta Johnson, Oleta 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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