How Many People Are Named Olaf?
people named Olaf are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 366,721 people in the US has this name
Based on 2,531 babies named Olaf in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
79 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the Old Norse name Áleifr meaning "ancestor's descendant", derived from the elements anu "ancestor" and leifr "descendant". This was the name of five kings of Norway, including Saint Olaf (Olaf II).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Olaf in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Olaf alive today is about 43 years old, and 36% are under 30. Half of them were between 19 and 62 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Olaf first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1916, to 79 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Olaf has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #393, in 1885. In 2025 it ranked #13,364.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #13,364 |
| Best rank | #393 (1885) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #742 in the 1910s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Olaf alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Olaf were born in California than in any other state: about 42 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Olaf was given 45.1 times as often in North Dakota, 14.8 times in Minnesota and 1.6 times in New York.
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