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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Oleta

Oleta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1915, when it ranked 421st; the most babies were born in 1920 (216). More babies were named Oleta in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
1920216 babies
Total since 1880
5,472babies recorded

Oleta popularity since 1880

0125250375500 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#8,7877
1970#6,1958
1960#2,55723
1950#1,89826
1940#83873
1930#653111
1920#459216
1910#55655
1900#1,15412
1890——
1880——

How popular is Oleta, counting every spelling?

Oleta is the most common spelling of a name family that had 6 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 6 girls in 2025.

SpellingBabies 2025Official rankBabies 2021–2025

Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.

How old are people named Oleta?

About 1,000 people born in the US named Oleta are alive today, with a median age of 78; half are between 66 and 86. That makes Oleta 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.

Oleta by state

How common Oleta was among girls born in each state in 1918–1922, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Oklahoma (11.9×), Texas (8.1×), Arkansas (2.5×), West Virginia (1.9×). In 40 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: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: 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: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesMO0.23Kentucky: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesKY0.13West Virginia: 0.31 per 1,000 babiesWV0.31Virginia: 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: 0.42 per 1,000 babiesAR0.42Tennessee: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesTN0.07North Carolina: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesNC0.10South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 2.0 per 1,000 babiesOK2.0Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesMS0.05Alabama: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesAL0.05Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 1.4 per 1,000 babiesTX1.4Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Oleta, girls, 1918–1922. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Oleta

How popular is the name Oleta?

Oleta was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1915, when it ranked 421st; the most babies were born in 1920 (216). More babies were named Oleta in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Oleta a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Oleta in the US.

Where was Oleta most popular?

In 1918–1922, Oleta was most common in Oklahoma (1.99 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Arkansas.