Olaf
Olaf was the 13369th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 393rd; the most babies were born in 1916 (79). Over the last ten years it has moved down 8,149 places. More babies were named Olaf in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #13,369 boys, down 3,067 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191679 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,531babies recorded
Olaf popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,369 | 5 |
| 2020 | #10,302 | 7 |
| 2010 | #4,799 | 20 |
| 2000 | #8,866 | 7 |
| 1990 | #5,695 | 9 |
| 1980 | #3,380 | 13 |
| 1970 | #1,975 | 21 |
| 1960 | #1,958 | 18 |
| 1950 | #2,290 | 12 |
| 1940 | #2,059 | 13 |
| 1930 | #1,297 | 31 |
| 1920 | #1,084 | 43 |
| 1910 | #850 | 14 |
| 1900 | #1,024 | 8 |
| 1890 | #528 | 14 |
| 1880 | #592 | 11 |
How popular is Olaf, counting every spelling?
Olaf has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Olaf?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Olaf (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Olaf born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Olaf.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Olaf?
About 900 people born in the US named Olaf are alive today, with a median age of 46; half are between 20 and 62. That makes Olaf mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Olaf
How popular is the name Olaf?
Olaf was the 13369th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1885, when it ranked 393rd; the most babies were born in 1916 (79). Over the last ten years it has moved down 8,149 places. More babies were named Olaf in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Olaf a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Olaf in the US.