Olga
Girl nameOlga has been given to 62,070 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1918.
Meaning & origin /ˈoʊlɡə/
Borrowed in the 19th century from Old East Slavic О́льга (Ólĭga), name of a Kievan knyaginya (Saint Olga of Kiev), a medieval form of Helga, Old Norse heilagr (“holy; inviolable, sacred”). Doublet of Helga.
Origin: Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
62,070
Peak year
1918 (1,691 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -18%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Rank through the decades
Olga's rank among U.S. girl names at 25-year milestones.
| Year | Girls rank |
|---|---|
| 1900 | #156 |
| 1925 | #186 |
| 1950 | #333 |
| 1975 | #495 |
— means outside the top 1000 that year.
Spellings & variants
Names one letter away from Olga — alternate spellings parents actually use.
Famous people named Olga
Olga Tokarczuk
Polish writer and activist (born 1962)
Olga Kurylenko
Ukrainian-French actress and model
Olga of Kiev
Princess of Kiev, Orthodox saint (c. 890–925)
Olga Korbut
Belarusian gymnast (*1955)
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Olga.
FAQ
How popular is the name Olga?
Olga has been given to 62,070 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It ranked below the top 1000 in 2025.
When did the name Olga peak?
Olga peaked in 1918, when 1,691 babies were given the name.
Is Olga a girl or boy name?
Olga is primarily a girl name (100% of babies named Olga are girls).
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