Ola is a girl name with a classic feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Ola means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Ola across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Ola has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Ola is a girl name of Scandinavian origin meaning “ancestor's descendant”. A feminine form of Olaf, also a Nigerian name meaning wealth.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 30,275 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 321 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 19 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 17 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Ola per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1920 (772/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2015 (26/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2009 (5/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2016 (4/yr).
Ola has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1920, when it ranked #418 nationally (given to 772 babies that year).
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