Olaf is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1916 and has since faded.
Olaf is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #13,369 for boy births in the United States (and #27,536 across all names), given to 5 babies. Olaf was first reported in SSA data in 1880 and peaked in 1916 (79 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | #13,369 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | #13,698 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | #13,614 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | #11,919 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | #10,492 |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | #10,302 |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | #8,685 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | #10,435 |
| 2017 | 8 | 8 | #9,457 |
| 2016 | 10 | 10 | #7,997 |
| 2015 | 18 | 18 | #5,220 |
| 2014 | 22 | 22 | #4,494 |
| 2013 | 9 | 9 | #8,582 |
| 2012 | 15 | 15 | #5,908 |
| 2011 | 15 | 15 | #5,873 |
| 2010 | 20 | 20 | #4,799 |
| 2009 | 17 | 17 | #5,481 |
| 2008 | 22 | 22 | #4,496 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | #6,516 |
| 2006 | 19 | 19 | #4,812 |
| 2005 | 18 | 18 | #4,780 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | #10,952 |
| 2003 | 11 | 11 | #6,599 |
| 2002 | 13 | 13 | #5,642 |
| 2001 | 11 | 11 | #6,320 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | #8,866 |
| 1999 | 7 | 7 | #8,467 |
| 1998 | 9 | 9 | #6,692 |
| 1997 | 9 | — | #6,477 |
| 1996 | 10 | — | #5,852 |
| 1995 | 8 | — | #6,815 |
| 1994 | 12 | — | #5,033 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | #7,392 |
| 1992 | 9 | — | #6,007 |
| 1991 | 18 | — | #3,422 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | #5,695 |
| 1988 | 11 | — | #4,377 |
| 1987 | 10 | — | #4,484 |
| 1986 | 11 | — | #4,052 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #7,291 |
| 1984 | 7 | — | #5,414 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #6,998 |
| 1982 | 9 | — | #4,486 |
| 1981 | 8 | — | #4,834 |
| 1980 | 13 | — | #3,380 |
| 1979 | 13 | — | #3,305 |
| 1978 | 9 | — | #4,070 |
| 1977 | 16 | — | #2,756 |
| 1976 | 8 | — | #4,299 |
| 1975 | 21 | — | #2,184 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | #4,492 |
| 1973 | 20 | — | #2,103 |
| 1972 | 14 | — | #2,628 |
| 1971 | 19 | — | #2,183 |
| 1970 | 21 | — | #1,975 |
| 1969 | 16 | — | #2,198 |
| 1968 | 21 | — | #1,769 |
| 1967 | 18 | — | #1,883 |
| 1966 | 17 | — | #1,944 |
| 1965 | 14 | — | #2,238 |
| 1964 | 23 | — | #1,684 |
| 1963 | 15 | — | #2,176 |
| 1962 | 18 | — | #1,941 |
| 1961 | 15 | — | #2,212 |
| 1960 | 18 | — | #1,958 |
| 1959 | 21 | — | #1,788 |
| 1958 | 10 | — | #2,762 |
| 1957 | 15 | — | #2,164 |
| 1956 | 12 | — | #2,456 |
| 1955 | 15 | — | #2,112 |
| 1954 | 12 | — | #2,400 |
| 1953 | 17 | — | #1,942 |
| 1952 | 17 | — | #1,920 |
| 1951 | 11 | — | #2,461 |
| 1950 | 12 | — | #2,290 |
| 1949 | 13 | — | #2,195 |
| 1948 | 14 | — | #2,090 |
| 1947 | 8 | — | #3,029 |
| 1946 | 18 | — | #1,737 |
| 1945 | 15 | — | #1,834 |
| 1944 | 13 | — | #2,056 |
| 1943 | 16 | — | #1,886 |
| 1942 | 10 | — | #2,484 |
| 1941 | 17 | — | #1,736 |
| 1940 | 13 | — | #2,059 |
| 1939 | 22 | — | #1,450 |
| 1938 | 15 | — | #1,876 |
| 1937 | 10 | — | #2,431 |
| 1936 | 17 | — | #1,706 |
| 1935 | 19 | — | #1,639 |
| 1934 | 15 | — | #1,908 |
| 1933 | 19 | — | #1,628 |
| 1932 | 18 | — | #1,762 |
| 1931 | 24 | — | #1,446 |
| 1930 | 31 | — | #1,297 |
| 1929 | 25 | — | #1,471 |
| 1928 | 33 | — | #1,265 |
| 1927 | 35 | — | #1,241 |
| 1926 | 35 | — | #1,238 |
| 1925 | 38 | — | #1,162 |
| 1924 | 31 | — | #1,350 |
| 1923 | 34 | — | #1,251 |
| 1922 | 33 | — | #1,276 |
| 1921 | 50 | — | #1,000 |
| 1920 | 43 | — | #1,084 |
| 1919 | 49 | — | #968 |
| 1918 | 60 | — | #853 |
| 1917 | 74 | — | #712 |
| 1916 | 79 | — | #669 |
| 1915 | 71 | — | #697 |
| 1914 | 55 | — | #692 |
| 1913 | 46 | — | #665 |
| 1912 | 40 | — | #678 |
| 1911 | 13 | — | #965 |
| 1910 | 14 | — | #850 |
| 1909 | 9 | — | #1,062 |
| 1908 | 23 | — | #534 |
| 1907 | 21 | — | #534 |
| 1906 | 19 | — | #537 |
| 1905 | 8 | — | #982 |
| 1904 | 8 | — | #940 |
| 1903 | 9 | — | #828 |
| 1902 | 12 | — | #678 |
| 1901 | 9 | — | #763 |
| 1900 | 8 | — | #1,024 |
| 1899 | 9 | — | #765 |
| 1898 | 13 | — | #627 |
| 1897 | 13 | — | #609 |
| 1896 | 13 | — | #623 |
| 1895 | 11 | — | #664 |
| 1894 | 16 | — | #514 |
| 1893 | 8 | — | #813 |
| 1892 | 12 | — | #630 |
| 1891 | 15 | — | #466 |
| 1890 | 14 | — | #528 |
| 1889 | 17 | — | #458 |
| 1888 | 12 | — | #599 |
| 1887 | 14 | — | #476 |
| 1886 | 17 | — | #445 |
| 1885 | 21 | — | #393 |
| 1884 | 20 | — | #410 |
| 1883 | 17 | — | #443 |
| 1882 | 13 | — | #532 |
| 1881 | 7 | — | #758 |
| 1880 | 11 | — | #592 |