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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Olene

Olene was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1917, when it ranked 886th; the most babies were born in 1922 (66). More babies were named Olene in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192266 babies
Total since 1880
1,347babies recorded

Olene popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970——
1960#7,0455
1950#5,1306
1940#2,08016
1930#1,26936
1920#1,06050
1910#2,3376
1900#2,1465
1890——
1880——

How popular is Olene, counting every spelling?

Olene has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Olene?

About 200 people born in the US named Olene are alive today, with a median age of 82; half are between 75 and 89. That makes Olene a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Olene by state

How common Olene was among girls born in each state in 1920–1924, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (6.2×), Tennessee (3.2×), Texas (2.3×). In 44 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesAR0.10Tennessee: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesTN0.14North Carolina: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesNC0.09South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesOK0.09Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.28 per 1,000 babiesAL0.28Georgia: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesGA0.06Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesTX0.10Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Olene, girls, 1920–1924. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Olene: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Olene, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Olene

How popular is the name Olene?

Olene was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1917, when it ranked 886th; the most babies were born in 1922 (66). More babies were named Olene in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Olene a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,347 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Olene most popular?

In 1920–1924, Olene was most common in Alabama (0.28 per 1,000 girls), followed by Tennessee and Texas.