How Many People Are Named Olga?
An estimated 20,915 people in the United States have the first name Olga. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 56 years old, and Olga peaked in popularity in 1918 with 1,691 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Olga 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 Olga paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Olga is overwhelmingly female, 198 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- Olga has fallen dramatically from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are less than 5% of what they were at the name's height.
Estimated Living Americans
20,915
About 1 in 16,388 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
56
years old
Peak Year
1918
1,691 births
Total Registered
62,015
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Olga
Olga is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 62,015 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Olga as a male name
Ranked #9,105 in 1990
5 male births in 1990
Peak: 1929 (10 births)
Olga as a female name
Ranked #3,309 in 2024
48 female births in 2024
Peak: 1918 (1,691 births)
Olga: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Olga span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 12,837 babies were registered. Olga has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Olga by Decade
How has Olga 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,116 | 0 | 1,116 | |
| 1890s | 2,997 | 0 | 2,997 | |
| 1900s | 3,172 | 0 | 3,172 | |
| 1910s | 11,750 | 17 | 11,733 | |
| 1920s | 12,837 | 50 | 12,787 | |
| 1930s | 4,975 | 43 | 4,932 | |
| 1940s | 4,040 | 24 | 4,016 | |
| 1950s | 5,660 | 0 | 5,660 | |
| 1960s | 4,757 | 20 | 4,737 | |
| 1970s | 3,647 | 19 | 3,628 | |
| 1980s | 2,690 | 20 | 2,670 | |
| 1990s | 2,117 | 5 | 2,112 | |
| 2000s | 1,381 | 0 | 1,381 | |
| 2010s | 610 | 0 | 610 | |
| 2020s | 266 | 0 | 266 | |
Olga by State
Birth registrations for Olga span all 49 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, New York, California. The lowest are in Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming. On average, about 1,018 Olgas were registered per state.
Olga + Last Name Combinations
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Olga: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Olga?
We estimate approximately 20,915 people named Olga 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 16,388 Americans share this first name.
Is Olga a common name?
Olga is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 62,015 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Olga most popular?
Olga reached peak popularity in 1918, when 1,691 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Olga is approximately 56 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Olga a female name?
Olga is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Olga Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Olga Smith, Olga Johnson, Olga 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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