Olen
Olen was the 3489th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1916, when it ranked 420th; the most babies were born in 1922 (193). Over the last ten years it has moved down 75 places. More babies were named Olen in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,489 boys, down 372 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 33boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1922193 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,678babies recorded
Olen popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 13 since 1920.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,489 | 33 |
| 2020 | #3,117 | 37 |
| 2010 | #3,358 | 33 |
| 2000 | #4,328 | 18 |
| 1990 | #3,032 | 21 |
| 1980 | #1,990 | 28 |
| 1970 | #1,291 | 42 |
| 1960 | #1,111 | 50 |
| 1950 | #776 | 78 |
| 1940 | #588 | 102 |
| 1930 | #518 | 134 |
| 1920 | #477 | 164 |
| 1910 | #594 | 24 |
| 1900 | #693 | 14 |
| 1890 | #966 | 6 |
| 1880 | #724 | 8 |
How popular is Olen, counting every spelling?
Olen has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Olen?
33 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Olen (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Olen 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 253 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Olen.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Olen?
About 2,600 people born in the US named Olen are alive today, with a median age of 56; half are between 20 and 73. That makes Olen a name most people associate with older generations. 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.
Olen by state
How common Olen was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Olen: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Olen, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Olen
How popular is the name Olen?
Olen was the 3489th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1916, when it ranked 420th; the most babies were born in 1922 (193). Over the last ten years it has moved down 75 places. More babies were named Olen in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Olen a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Olen in the US.
Where is Olen most popular?
In 2021–2025, Olen was most common in Missouri (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by Washington and Washington.