boy's name
Olsen
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 600
Olsen is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 66 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 66 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 50,234 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1989.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Olsen over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 2000s | 37 |
| 2010s | 177 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 277 |
How popular is Olsen?
In 2025, Olsen was given to 66 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Olsen is used
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 Olsen
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Olsen also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Olsen over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Olsen in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Olsen
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Olsen — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Olsen
How popular is the name Olsen?
In 2025, Olsen was given to 66 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Olsen a girl's or a boy's name?
Olsen is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Olsen?
Olsen has 2 syllables.
When was Olsen most popular?
Olsen peaked in 2025, when 66 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Olsen a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Olsen currently ranks #2,181 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.