How Many People Are Named Olita?
An estimated 31 people in the United States have the first name Olita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 72 years old, and Olita peaked in popularity in 1917 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Olita 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 Olita paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 72, Olita is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1964.
- Olita is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
31
About 1 in 11,056,592 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
72
years old
Peak Year
1917
11 births
Total Registered
142
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Olita
Olita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 142 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Olita as a female name
Ranked #9,355 in 1973
5 female births in 1973
Peak: 1917 (11 births)
Olita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Olita span from the 1900s to the 1970s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 50 babies were registered. Olita has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Olita by Decade
How has Olita 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.
Olita by State
Olita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Olita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Olita
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Olita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Olita?
We estimate approximately 31 people named Olita 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 11,056,592 Americans share this first name.
Is Olita a common name?
Olita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 47% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 142 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Olita most popular?
Olita reached peak popularity in 1917, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Olita is approximately 72 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Olita a female name?
Olita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Olita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Olita Smith, Olita Johnson, Olita 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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