How Many People Are Named Olyn?
An estimated 38 people in the United States have the first name Olyn. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Olyn peaked in popularity in 1918 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Olyn 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 Olyn paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Olyn is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
38
About 1 in 9,019,851 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
1918
8 births
Total Registered
92
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Olyn
Olyn is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 92 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Olyn as a male name
Ranked #13,792 in 2022
5 male births in 2022
Peak: 1918 (8 births)
Olyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Olyn span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 30 babies were registered. While Olyn is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Olyn by Decade
How has Olyn 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.
Olyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Olyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Olyn
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Olyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Olyn?
We estimate approximately 38 people named Olyn 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 9,019,851 Americans share this first name.
Is Olyn a common name?
Olyn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 50.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 92 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Olyn most popular?
Olyn reached peak popularity in 1918, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Olyn is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Olyn a male name?
Olyn is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Olyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Olyn Smith, Olyn Johnson, Olyn 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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