Oletha

OHL-thuh /ˈoʊlθə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Oletha is a rare girls' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Oletha is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1980. Oletha was first reported in SSA data in 1897 and peaked in 1923 (41 births).

About the name Oletha

PronunciationOHL-thuh /ˈoʊlθə/
41peak births 1923
1897first in SSA data

Names similar to Oletha

How popular is Oletha?

Girls named Oletha
189719001920194019601980
Girls named Oletha per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1897–1980 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1980) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Oletha total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19805—#11,621
19789—#6,763
19776—#9,278
19757—#7,720
197410—#5,644
197310—#5,463
197213—#4,465
197113—#4,471
197010—#5,306
196913—#4,109
19686—#6,784
196714—#3,604
196611—#4,138
19657—#5,654
19649—#4,889
196314—#3,583
19625—#7,278
196118—#3,033
19606—#6,190
195914—#3,381
19588—#4,791
195713—#3,442
19566—#5,772
19558—#4,637
19549—#4,195
195312—#3,416
195214—#3,012
195110—#3,651
19505—#5,893
194914—#2,814
19489—#3,800
19475—#5,898
19468—#3,897
194512—#2,703
194415—#2,367
194315—#2,418
194211—#2,946
194114—#2,357
194010—#2,906
193912—#2,543
193821—#1,741
193714—#2,283
193611—#2,653
193521—#1,707
193423—#1,595
193322—#1,644
193225—#1,555
193129—#1,390
193027—#1,522
192922—#1,746
192833—#1,363
192725—#1,713
192638—#1,273
192539—#1,268
192430—#1,556
192341—#1,223
192233—#1,423
192136—#1,329
192032—#1,433
191937—#1,265
191834—#1,323
191733—#1,277
191625—#1,518
191531—#1,281
191420—#1,474
191322—#1,214
191212—#1,699
191110—#1,623
191014—#1,257
19098—#1,708
190710—#1,355
19068—#1,520
19048—#1,449
19035—#2,001
18975—#1,727