How Many People Are Named Olsen?
An estimated 427 people in the United States have the first name Olsen. It is predominantly male (98.8%). The average bearer is 8 years old, and Olsen peaked in popularity in 2024 with 64 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Olsen 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 Olsen paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
427
About 1 in 802,703 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.8% confidence
Average Age
8
years old
Peak Year
2024
64 births
Total Registered
430
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Olsen
Olsen is predominantly male (98.8%), though 5 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Olsen as a male name
Ranked #2,245 in 2024
64 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (64 births)
Olsen as a female name
Ranked #16,900 in 2020
5 female births in 2020
Peak: 2020 (5 births)
Olsen: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Olsen span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 211 babies were registered. Olsen remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Olsen by Decade
How has Olsen 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.
Olsen by State
Birth registrations for Olsen span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, North Carolina, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania. On average, about 11 Olsens were registered per state.
Olsen + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Olsen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Olsen
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Olsen: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Olsen?
We estimate approximately 427 people named Olsen 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 802,703 Americans share this first name.
Is Olsen a common name?
Olsen is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 430 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Olsen most popular?
Olsen reached peak popularity in 2024, when 64 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Olsen is approximately 8 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Olsen a male name?
Olsen is predominantly male. 98.8% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Olsen Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Olsen Smith, Olsen Johnson, Olsen 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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