Is Olean a boy or girl name?

Olean is a girl’s name. Of the 870 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 98.0% were girls and 2.0% were boys.

Olean

Recorded 1900–1963 · United States

Olean was most popular in 1926, when 39 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,281 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 870 people named Olean.

Olean over time

Births per year. The dot marks Olean’s peak in 1926. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Olean a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Olean is a girl’s name — 98.0% of the 870 Americans given it were girls and 2.0% were 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 Olean

Where Olean is most concentrated

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

Alabama 33.1×

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