Is Oletha a boy or girl name?

Oletha is a girl’s name. Of the 1,214 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

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Oletha

Recorded 1897–1980 · United States

Oletha was most popular in 1923, when 41 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,232 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,214 people named Oletha.

Oletha over time

Births per year. The dot marks Oletha’s peak in 1923. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Oletha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Oletha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,214 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% 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 Oletha

Where Oletha 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