How Many People Are Named Oletta?
An estimated 44 people in the United States have the first name Oletta. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 82 years old, and Oletta peaked in popularity in 1923 with 19 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Oletta 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 Oletta paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 82, Oletta is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1954.
- Oletta is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
44
About 1 in 7,789,871 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
82
years old
Peak Year
1923
19 births
Total Registered
337
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Oletta
Oletta is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 337 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Oletta as a female name
Ranked #6,949 in 1959
5 female births in 1959
Peak: 1923 (19 births)
Oletta: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Oletta span from the 1910s to the 1950s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 129 babies were registered. Oletta has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Oletta by Decade
How has Oletta 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.
Oletta + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Oletta as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Oletta
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Oletta: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Oletta?
We estimate approximately 44 people named Oletta 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 7,789,871 Americans share this first name.
Is Oletta a common name?
Oletta is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 52.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 337 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Oletta most popular?
Oletta reached peak popularity in 1923, when 19 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Oletta is approximately 82 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Oletta a female name?
Oletta is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Oletta Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Oletta Smith, Oletta Johnson, Oletta 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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