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    The first name Oleta

    A girl’s name.

    3 syllables Female

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Oleta at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2021, 7 girls born in the United States were named Oleta, the 13,143rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1920, when 216 were.

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    5,472
    babies named Oleta since 1880
    #13,143
    rank in 2021
    1920
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Famous people named Oleta

    1 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Oleta Adams
      American singer, born 1953

    Questions

    Is Oleta a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 5,472 US babies named Oleta since 1880 were girls.
    When was Oleta most popular?
    1920 in the United States, when 216 babies were named Oleta, its highest rank at 459th.