The first name Olof
A boy’s name.
2 syllables Male
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Olof at birth, 1880–2025
In 1934, 6 boys born in the United States were named Olof, the 3,570th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1914, when 9 were.
107
babies named Olof since 1880
#3,570
rank in 1934
1914
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 Olof
13 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Olof StahreEquestrian (1909–1988)
- Olof SvebiliusArchbishop of Uppsala, 1624–1700
- Olof the BrashDanish king originating or coming from Sweden
- Olof BergströmActor (1919–1984)
- Olof ErikssonFinnish painter and Heraldic artist (1911–1987)
- Carl Olof TallgrenFinnish politician, 1927–2024
- Arvid LindbladBritish racing driver, born 2007
- Olaus PetriClergyman, writer, judge and major contributor to the Protestant Reformation in Sweden, 1493–1552
- Frank OdbergBelgian rower (1879–1917)
- John MellbergEnglish-born Swedish association football player, born 2006
- Olaf (II) HaraldsenAnti-king who ruled Scania, 1150–1143
- Kristian GestrinFinnish politician (1929–1990)
Questions
- Is Olof a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 107 US babies named Olof since 1880 were boys.
- When was Olof most popular?
- 1914 in the United States, when 9 babies were named Olof, its highest rank at 2,401st.