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Girl name

Oletha

100% girls · last recorded 1980

Oletha has been given to about 1,214 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1923, which makes it a interwar name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 479
Median age today74 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Oletha per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1923 · 41
  • Born in 20250
  • All time1,214

How popular is Oletha?

Its best year was 1923, when 41 babies were given the name, ranking 1223rd. The typical living American called Oletha is about 74 years old today.

Names that sound like Oletha

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Letha0.82
  2. Aletha0.82
  3. Oleta0.81
  4. Doretha0.79
  5. Retha0.70
  6. Otha0.70
  7. Alesha0.70
  8. Aretha0.70

Middle names for Oletha

Ranked by flow score
  1. Oletha Rose0.89
  2. Oletha Louise0.89
  3. Oletha June0.88
  4. Oletha Pearl0.88
  5. Oletha Quinn0.88
  6. Oletha Nell0.88

Sibling names for Oletha

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.79
  2. Elouisesister · 0.77
  3. Cleoeither · 0.76
  4. Ilasister · 0.76
  5. Louiebrother · 0.73
  6. Hughbrother · 0.72

Where Oletha is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Oletha White0.84
    2. Oletha Reyes0.84
    3. Oletha Nguyen0.84
    4. Oletha Moore0.84
    5. Oletha Lee0.84
    6. Oletha Hill0.84

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Oletha

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.