Boy or Girl

Is Olaf a boy or girl name?

Olaf was a boy name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,525 US babies named Olaf were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.

Boy rank, 2024
#13,645
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Olaf since 1880
2,525
Most popular year
1916
79 babies
Babies named Olaf each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Olaf from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.02040608018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Olaf, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s14900%
1890s12400%
1900s12600%
1910s50100%
1920s35700%
1930s19000%
1940s13700%
1950s14200%
1960s17400%
1970s14800%
1980s7900%
1990s9800%
2000s13700%
2010s13300%
2020s3000%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
20245#13,6450–
20235#13,6050–
20226#11,9120–
20217#10,4860–
20207#10,2970–
20199#8,6830–
20187#10,4330–
20178#9,4530–
201610#7,9950–
201518#5,2200–
201422#4,4930–
20139#8,5820–
201215#5,9060–
201115#5,8710–
201020#4,7980–
200917#5,4800–
200822#4,4950–
200713#6,5130–
200619#4,8120–
200518#4,7780–
20046#10,9510–
200311#6,5980–
200213#5,6400–
200111#6,3200–
20007#8,8660–
19997#8,4660–
19989#6,6920–
19979#6,4770–
199610#5,8510–
19958#6,8150–
199412#5,0320–
19937#7,3900–
19929#6,0070–
199118#3,4220–
19909#5,6950–
19890–0–
198811#4,3770–
198710#4,4840–
198611#4,0520–
19855#7,2920–
19847#5,4110–
19835#6,9980–
19829#4,4860–
19818#4,8340–
198013#3,3800–
197913#3,3050–
19789#4,0690–
197716#2,7560–
19768#4,3010–
197521#2,1840–
19747#4,4930–
197320#2,1030–
197214#2,6280–
197119#2,1840–
197021#1,9750–
196916#2,1980–
196821#1,7680–
196718#1,8840–
196617#1,9440–
196514#2,2370–
196423#1,6840–
196315#2,1760–
196218#1,9410–
196115#2,2090–
196017#2,0180–
195921#1,7890–
195810#2,7610–
195715#2,1640–
195612#2,4570–
195515#2,1120–
195412#2,3990–
195317#1,9430–
195217#1,9190–
195111#2,4610–
195012#2,2890–
194913#2,1950–
194814#2,0900–
19478#3,0290–
194618#1,7370–
194515#1,8340–
194413#2,0560–
194316#1,8860–
194210#2,4840–
194117#1,7360–
194013#2,0590–
193922#1,4500–
193815#1,8760–
193710#2,4310–
193617#1,7060–
193519#1,6390–
193415#1,9080–
193319#1,6280–
193218#1,7620–
193124#1,4460–
193031#1,2970–
192925#1,4710–
192833#1,2650–
192735#1,2410–
192635#1,2380–
192538#1,1620–
192431#1,3500–
192334#1,2510–
192233#1,2760–
192150#1,0000–
192043#1,0840–
191949#9680–
191860#8530–
191774#7120–
191679#6690–
191571#6970–
191455#6920–
191346#6650–
191240#6780–
191113#9650–
191014#8500–
19099#1,0620–
190823#5340–
190721#5340–
190619#5370–
19058#9820–
19048#9400–
19039#8280–
190212#6780–
19019#7630–
19008#1,0240–
18999#7650–
189813#6270–
189713#6090–
189613#6230–
189511#6640–
189416#5140–
18938#8130–
189212#6300–
189115#4660–
189014#5280–
188917#4580–
188812#5990–
188714#4760–
188617#4450–
188521#3930–
188420#4100–
188317#4430–
188213#5320–
18817#7580–
188011#5920–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Olaf reached #393 in 1885. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Olaf

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.