Olen is a boy name with a rare feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Olen means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Olen across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Olen has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Olen is a boy name of Scandinavian origin meaning “ancestor's descendant”. A variant of Olin, of uncertain origin.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 7,678 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 3 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 Olen per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 1922 (193/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2018 (3/yr).
Olen has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1922, when it ranked #933 nationally (given to 193 babies that year).
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