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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Oletha

Oletha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1913, when it ranked 1214th; the most babies were born in 1923 (41). More babies were named Oletha 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
192341 babies
Total since 1880
1,214babies recorded

Oletha popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 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#11,6215
1970#5,30610
1960#6,1906
1950#5,8935
1940#2,90610
1930#1,52227
1920#1,43332
1910#1,25714
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Oletha, counting every spelling?

Oletha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Oletha?

About 400 people born in the US named Oletha are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 57 and 80. That makes Oletha 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.

Oletha by state

How common Oletha was among girls born in each state in 1921–1925, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Oklahoma (8.0×), Texas (3.6×). In 47 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: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesKS0.07Arkansas: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesAR0.06Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.23 per 1,000 babiesOK0.23Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesTX0.11Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Oletha, girls, 1921–1925. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Oletha

How popular is the name Oletha?

Oletha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1913, when it ranked 1214th; the most babies were born in 1923 (41). More babies were named Oletha in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Oletha a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,214 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Oletha most popular?

In 1921–1925, Oletha was most common in Oklahoma (0.23 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Kansas.