Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Olaf

#2,724 most common boys' name of all time · #6,558 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#2,724
Rank overall
#6,558 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
145 of 146
All-time
2,531
Since 2016
69
Peak year
1916 #667
Best rank
#398 1885
Girls Boys peak 79/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Olaf is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 5 5 #12,032
2024 — 5 5 #12,364
2023 — 5 5 #12,270
2022 — 6 6 #10,881
2021 — 7 7 #9,726
2020 — 7 7 #9,564
2019 — 9 9 #8,223
2018 — 7 7 #9,683
2017 — 8 8 #8,852
2016 — 10 10 #7,622
2015 — 18 18 #5,062
2014 — 22 22 #4,393
2013 — 9 9 #8,127
2012 — 15 15 #5,726
2011 — 15 15 #5,681
2010 — 20 20 #4,682
2009 — 17 17 #5,337
2008 — 22 22 #4,399
2007 — 13 13 #6,274
2006 — 19 19 #4,680
2005 — 18 18 #4,633
2004 — 6 6 #9,969
2003 — 11 11 #6,269
2002 — 13 13 #5,406
2001 — 11 11 #6,027
2000 — 7 7 #8,225
1999 — 7 7 #7,893
1998 — 9 9 #6,325
1997 — 9 9 #6,111
1996 — 10 10 #5,546
1995 — 8 8 #6,417
1994 — 12 12 #4,816
1993 — 7 7 #6,830
1992 — 9 9 #5,670
1991 — 18 18 #3,333
1990 — 9 9 #5,398
1988 — 11 11 #4,175
1987 — 10 10 #4,251
1986 — 11 11 #3,895
1985 — 5 5 #6,563
1984 — 7 7 #4,994
1983 — 5 5 #6,270
1982 — 9 9 #4,249
1981 — 8 8 #4,522
1980 — 13 13 #3,262
1979 — 13 13 #3,180
1978 — 9 9 #3,870
1977 — 16 16 #2,673
1976 — 8 8 #4,032
1975 — 21 21 #2,142
1974 — 7 7 #4,208
1973 — 20 20 #2,045
1972 — 14 14 #2,546
1971 — 19 19 #2,137
1970 — 21 21 #1,945
1969 — 16 16 #2,137
1968 — 21 21 #1,734
1967 — 18 18 #1,858
1966 — 17 17 #1,898
1965 — 14 14 #2,187
1964 — 23 23 #1,661
1963 — 15 15 #2,124
1962 — 18 18 #1,901
1961 — 15 15 #2,155
1960 — 18 18 #1,916
1959 — 21 21 #1,766
1958 — 10 10 #2,653
1957 — 15 15 #2,100
1956 — 12 12 #2,368
1955 — 15 15 #2,060
1954 — 12 12 #2,328
1953 — 17 17 #1,907
1952 — 17 17 #1,863
1951 — 11 11 #2,381
1950 — 12 12 #2,218
1949 — 13 13 #2,131
1948 — 14 14 #2,033
1947 — 8 8 #2,880
1946 — 18 18 #1,700
1945 — 15 15 #1,782
1944 — 13 13 #2,001
1943 — 16 16 #1,840
1942 — 10 10 #2,402
1941 — 17 17 #1,696
1940 — 13 13 #1,995
1939 — 22 22 #1,433
1938 — 15 15 #1,828
1937 — 10 10 #2,348
1936 — 17 17 #1,648
1935 — 19 19 #1,594
1934 — 15 15 #1,871
1933 — 19 19 #1,596
1932 — 18 18 #1,720
1931 — 24 24 #1,434
1930 — 31 31 #1,285
1929 — 25 25 #1,449
1928 — 33 33 #1,256
1927 — 35 35 #1,230
1926 — 35 35 #1,223
1925 — 38 38 #1,148
1924 — 31 31 #1,331
1923 — 34 34 #1,239
1922 — 33 33 #1,261
1921 — 50 50 #992
1920 — 43 43 #1,075
1919 — 49 49 #959
1918 — 60 60 #851
1917 — 74 74 #707
1916 — 79 79 #667
1915 — 71 71 #692
1914 — 55 55 #692
1913 — 46 46 #661
1912 — 40 40 #671
1911 — 13 13 #937
1910 — 14 14 #836
1909 — 9 9 #1,032
1908 — 23 23 #530
1907 — 21 21 #526
1906 — 19 19 #534
1905 — 8 8 #941
1904 — 8 8 #897
1903 — 9 9 #805
1902 — 12 12 #668
1901 — 9 9 #745
1900 — 8 8 #988
1899 — 9 9 #737
1898 — 13 13 #626
1897 — 13 13 #601
1896 — 13 13 #613
1895 — 11 11 #658
1894 — 16 16 #514
1893 — 8 8 #792
1892 — 12 12 #618
1891 — 15 15 #467
1890 — 14 14 #523
1889 — 17 17 #459
1888 — 12 12 #596
1887 — 14 14 #476
1886 — 17 17 #446
1885 — 21 21 #398
1884 — 20 20 #414
1883 — 17 17 #445
1882 — 13 13 #527
1881 — 7 7 #730
1880 — 11 11 #592