Is Olaf a boy or girl name?

Olaf is a boy’s name. Of the 2,531 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Olaf

Recorded 1880–2025 · United States

Olaf was most popular in 1916, when 79 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,408 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,531 people named Olaf.

Olaf over time

Births per year. The dot marks Olaf’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Olaf a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Olaf is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,531 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Olaf

Where Olaf is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org