Ola

Girl name

Ola has been given to 30,275 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1920.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

30,275

Peak year

1920 (772 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -28%

Gender split

98% girls / 2% boys

Ola Aina

Nigerian footballer (born 1996)

Ola Ullsten

Swedish politician, prime minister of Sweden between October 1978 and October 1979 (1931–2018)

Ola Vigen Hattestad

Norwegian cross-country skier

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Ola.

29,944 babies since 1880

29,048 babies since 1880

28,181 babies since 1880

32,514 babies since 1880

32,621 babies since 1880

27,710 babies since 1880

27,278 babies since 1880

33,334 babies since 1880

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