Quick answers about Olaf
How many people are named Olaf?
An estimated 893 living Americans are named Olaf.
How rare is Olaf?
Olaf is very rare among babies today, with 5 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 93.7% from its 1916 peak.
How old is the typical Olaf?
The median age of a living American named Olaf is approximately 44 years, with most bearers falling between 20 and 61 years old.
Is Olaf still popular?
Not especially. Olaf has been declining since its 1916 peak and registered 5 births in 2025.
Where is Olaf most common?
Olaf has its strongest geographic signal in North Dakota, where it appears 25.4× more often than the national baseline.
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Where it lives now
Olaf is most concentrated in North Dakota — about 25.4× the national rate in the 1910s. It also runs high in Minnesota.
States where Olaf is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.
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