How Many People Are Named Olympia?
An estimated 2,269 people in the United States have the first name Olympia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Olympia peaked in popularity in 1981 with 104 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Olympia 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 Olympia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,269
About 1 in 151,060 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1981
104 births
Total Registered
3,560
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Olympia
Olympia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 3,560 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Olympia as a female name
Ranked #2,473 in 2024
73 female births in 2024
Peak: 1981 (104 births)
Olympia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Olympia span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 477 babies were registered. While Olympia is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Olympia by Decade
How has Olympia 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.
Olympia by State
Birth registrations for Olympia span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Massachusetts. The lowest are in Virginia, Utah, Ohio. On average, about 72 Olympias were registered per state.
Olympia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Olympia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Olympia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Olympia?
We estimate approximately 2,269 people named Olympia 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 151,060 Americans share this first name.
Is Olympia a common name?
Olympia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,560 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Olympia most popular?
Olympia reached peak popularity in 1981, when 104 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Olympia is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Olympia a female name?
Olympia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Olympia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Olympia Smith, Olympia Johnson, Olympia 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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