girl's name
Oleta
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Births on record 5,472
Oleta is a girl's name. In 2021 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
- Peaked in 1920, when 216 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- First appears in US birth records in 1888.
Oleta over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2021, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1890s | 23 |
| 1900s | 198 |
| 1910s | 1,533 |
| 1920s | 1,674 |
| 1930s | 990 |
| 1940s | 523 |
| 1950s | 265 |
| 1960s | 137 |
| 1970s | 75 |
| 1980s | 22 |
| 1990s | 15 |
| 2010s | 5 |
| 2020s (to 2021) | 7 |
How popular is Oleta?
In 2021, Oleta was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Oleta
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Oleta also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Oleta over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Oleta
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Oleta — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Oleta
How popular is the name Oleta?
In 2021, Oleta was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.
Is Oleta a girl's or a boy's name?
Oleta is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Oleta most popular?
Oleta peaked in 1920, when 216 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1920s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.