Olin
Olin was the 1849th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 86 babies. Its best year was 1892, when it ranked 327th; the most babies were born in 1921 (197). Over the last ten years it has moved down 312 places. More babies were named Olin in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,849 boys, down 108 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 86boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1921197 babies
- Total since 1880
- 9,934babies recorded
Olin popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 1926.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,849 | 86 |
| 2020 | #1,741 | 89 |
| 2010 | #1,935 | 73 |
| 2000 | #2,906 | 31 |
| 1990 | #2,474 | 28 |
| 1980 | #1,535 | 40 |
| 1970 | #1,216 | 47 |
| 1960 | #1,040 | 55 |
| 1950 | #803 | 72 |
| 1940 | #615 | 94 |
| 1930 | #479 | 155 |
| 1920 | #443 | 188 |
| 1910 | #380 | 47 |
| 1900 | #464 | 25 |
| 1890 | #504 | 15 |
| 1880 | #593 | 11 |
How popular is Olin, counting every spelling?
Olin is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,390 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,849 for Olin on its own. Together these spellings went to 121 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olin | 86 | #1,849 | 449 |
| Olan | 14 | #6,345 | 115 |
| Ollin | 15 | #6,067 | 66 |
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 many kids will share the name Olin?
86 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Olin (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Olin 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 98 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Olin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Olin?
About 4,300 people born in the US named Olin are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 12 and 66. That makes Olin 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.
Olin by state
How common Olin was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Wisconsin (4.5×), Minnesota (4.2×), South Carolina (3.9×), Washington (3.3×). In 39 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 Olin: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Olin, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Olin
How popular is the name Olin?
Olin was the 1849th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 86 babies. Its best year was 1892, when it ranked 327th; the most babies were born in 1921 (197). Over the last ten years it has moved down 312 places. More babies were named Olin in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Olin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Olin in the US.
Where is Olin most popular?
In 2021–2025, Olin was most common in Wisconsin (0.24 per 1,000 boys), followed by Minnesota and South Carolina.