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Olsen

/ˈoʊlsən/ · 99% boys · 66 born in 2025

Olsen has been given to about 496 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈoʊlsən/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 492
Median age today6 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Olsen per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 66
  • Born in 202566
  • All time496
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Olsen?

Its best year was 2025, when 66 babies were given the name, ranking 2176th. The typical living American called Olsen is about 6 years old today. It is relatively most common in North Carolina, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Olsen

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Olen0.85
  2. Holden0.75
  3. Colten0.75
  4. Kolten0.75
  5. Golden0.75
  6. Owen0.70
  7. Oren0.70
  8. Allen0.62

Middle names for Olsen

Ranked by flow score
  1. Olsen Paul0.77
  2. Olsen John0.77
  3. Olsen Blake0.76
  4. Olsen Wade0.76
  5. Olsen Ross0.76
  6. Olsen Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Olsen

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Azaiahbrother · 0.92
  2. Asaiahbrother · 0.91
  3. Matheobrother · 0.91
  4. Alarasister · 0.90
  5. Xylasister · 0.90
  6. Kiyomisister · 0.90

Where Olsen is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. North Carolina0.01%
  2. Ohio0.01%
  3. Texas0.00%
  4. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Olsen Anderson0.77
  2. Olsen White0.72
  3. Olsen Moore0.72
  4. Olsen Hill0.72
  5. Olsen Hall0.72
  6. Olsen Brown0.72

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 Olsen

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Olsen across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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