Oley

Boy · recorded 1883–1964

  • 1964last recorded
  • 1901best year

Most popular in 1901.

Last recorded in 1964. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1883

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 47 recorded years as a table
Oley, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188348
188452
189149
189753
189841
190156
191212
191320
191412
191511
19169
191711
19187
19199
19209
192110
192214
192311
19249
192510
192613
19279
192810
19315
19335
19348
19359
193610
19377
19388
19397
19407
19415
19434
19447
19464
19475
19494
19505
19524
19552
19562
19593
19612
19622
19633
19644

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Oley isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1964
7
Rank in 1964
#3,282
How rare
1 in 284,671 boys
Since 1883
373

Oley was last recorded in 1964. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1901, at 56 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Oley doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.