Olney

Boy · recorded 1888–1963

  • 1963last recorded
  • 1888best year

Most popular in 1888.

Last recorded in 1963. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Olney.

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Its story

Popularity since 1888

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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 23 recorded years as a table
Olney, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188841
191216
191310
191415
19157
19168
191712
191921
19209
19218
19228
19235
19259
192611
19277
192813
19305
19315
19329
19395
19406
19427
19632

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Olney 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 1963
5
Rank in 1963
#4,048
How rare
1 in 406,215 boys
Since 1888
196

Olney was last recorded in 1963. 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 1888, at 41 per million boys born.

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

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