Olaf

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Olaf or Olav is a Dutch, Polish, Scandinavian and German given name. It is presumably of Proto-Norse origin, reconstructed as *Anu-laibaz, from anu "ancestor, grand-father" and laibaz "heirloom, descendant". Old English forms are attested as Ǣlāf, Anlāf.

From Wikipedia

Olaf first appears in the data in 2004 and has been recorded in 13 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 76 babies (rank #514 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Olaf

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

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.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.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

536

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Frozen: Olaf — the snowman who likes warm hugs

Famous people named Olaf

Olaf Scholzpolitician · b. 1958
Olaf Stapledonscience fiction writer · b. 1886
Olaf II of Norwaymonarch · b. 995
Olaf I of Norwaywarrior · b. 960
Olaf Thonsports columnist · b. 1966

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2004	5	#2,882
2005	6	#2,648
2006	9	#2,031
2007	29	#893
2008	31	#890
2009	41	#731
2010	64	#539
2011	65	#542
2012	53	#650
2013	44	#746
2014	52	#656
2015	76	#514
2016	61	#595