Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Olaf

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Olaf
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1916

Peak era

1916

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19162024

Peak year

1916

Decline from peak

93.7%

2024

All-time

2,525

Olaf is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1916, when 79 boys were named Olaf.

In 2024, only 5 boys were given the name.

Down 93.7% from its peak.

All told, about 2,525 Americans have been named Olaf and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1916

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