Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Olin

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1921

Peak rank proxy

197

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19212024

Peak year

1921

Decline from peak

65%

2024

All-time

9,842

Olin has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1921, when 197 boys were named Olin.

In 2024, only 69 boys were given the name.

Down 65% from its peak.

All told, about 9,842 Americans have been named Olin and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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