# Olavi (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/olavi/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys and girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 41 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 41 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | not in the ONS data |

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 5 | 3,614 |
| 1915 | 8 | 2,995 |
| 1916 | 7 | 3,417 |
| 1920 | 9 | 3,143 |
| 1922 | 7 | 3,776 |
| 1924 | 5 | 4,785 |

## People named Olavi

- Olavi Paavolainen, Finnish essayist, journalist, writer, and poet (1903–1964)
- Olavi Virta, Finnish singer and actor (1915–1972)
- Olavi Ojanperä, Canoe racer
- Olavi Alakulppi, Finnish cross-country skier
- Olavi Leimuvirta, Finnish gymnast
- Olavi Salonen, Finnish middle distance runner
- Olavi Rinteenpää, Finnish steeplechase runner
- Olavi Uusivirta, Finnish actor-singer
- Olavi Laurila, Finnish archer
- Olavi Litmanen, Finnish footballer
- Olavi J. Mattila, Finnish politician (1918–2013)
- Olavi Kuronen, Finnish ski jumper (1923-1989)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.