Olga

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Olga is a Russian feminine given name of Scandinavian origin. It is the equivalent of Helga, and derived from the Old Norse adjective heilagr. The name was brought by Scandinavian settlers who founded Kievan Rus' in the 9th century.

From Wikipedia

Olga first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1918 with 1,691 babies (rank #141 that year). In 2024 it was given to 48 girls (rank #3,309). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Olga

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Olga yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

62,015

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

1,691

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Olga

Olga of Kievknyaginya · b. 890
Olga Korbutartistic gymnast · b. 1955
Olga Constantinovna of Russiacharity worker · b. 1851
Olga Kaniskinaracewalker · b. 1985
Olga Ladyzhenskayauniversity teacher · b. 1922

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	50	#216
1881	31	#285
1882	64	#213
1883	81	#188
1884	99	#180
1885	121	#169
1886	151	#156
1887	153	#162
1888	172	#166
1889	194	#157
1890	225	#157
1891	237	#149
1892	301	#136
1893	262	#150
1894	303	#142
1895	329	#139
1896	355	#134
1897	364	#133
1898	329	#156
1899	292	#155
1900	376	#156
1901	273	#168
1902	321	#161
1903	281	#173
1904	298	#168
1905	288	#177
1906	317	#170
1907	314	#179
1908	345	#173
1909	359	#168
1910	381	#180
1911	489	#163
1912	696	#154
1913	810	#148
1914	1,107	#136
1915	1,532	#130
1916	1,685	#126
1917	1,655	#131
1918	1,691	#141
1919	1,687	#137
1920	1,590	#146
1921	1,572	#153
1922	1,535	#156
1923	1,366	#169
1924	1,462	#165
1925	1,173	#186
1926	1,157	#183
1927	1,101	#186
1928	934	#206
1929	897	#206
1930	774	#222
1931	674	#231
1932	613	#250
1933	512	#272
1934	482	#280
1935	385	#321
1936	388	#306
1937	362	#329
1938	386	#319
1939	356	#336
1940	333	#355
1941	333	#371
1942	346	#382
1943	359	#385
1944	352	#377
1945	313	#402
1946	438	#362
1947	481	#367
1948	571	#328
1949	490	#355
1950	538	#333
1951	587	#328
1952	589	#339
1953	576	#352
1954	624	#341
1955	601	#354
1956	547	#378
1957	562	#384
1958	488	#426
1959	548	#401
1960	607	#385
1961	550	#414
1962	543	#419
1963	498	#436
1964	477	#448
1965	393	#479
1966	407	#468
1967	422	#462
1968	446	#457
1969	394	#490
1970	392	#507
1971	421	#472
1972	360	#494
1973	400	#459
1974	401	#454
1975	366	#495
1976	367	#495
1977	320	#552
1978	313	#561
1979	288	#614
1980	324	#573
1981	314	#589
1982	288	#625
1983	260	#665
1984	253	#674
1985	250	#699
1986	231	#757
1987	229	#776
1988	255	#738
1989	266	#740
1990	258	#782
1991	239	#842
1992	241	#831
1993	241	#823
1994	242	#833
1995	176	#1,036
1996	198	#968
1997	163	#1,147
1998	157	#1,188
1999	197	#1,034
2000	160	#1,239
2001	178	#1,167
2002	153	#1,287
2003	137	#1,443
2004	139	#1,462
2005	131	#1,561
2006	122	#1,720
2007	111	#1,884
2008	132	#1,698
2009	118	#1,829
2010	60	#2,892
2011	63	#2,791
2012	86	#2,201
2013	55	#3,035
2014	79	#2,345
2015	61	#2,879
2016	47	#3,405
2017	58	#2,895
2018	53	#3,094
2019	48	#3,320
2020	54	#2,994
2021	56	#2,985
2022	54	#3,063
2023	54	#3,077
2024	48	#3,309