Olla
Feminine
Olla is a short, round name of two syllables, most likely a spelling of Ola or a short form of Olive. It is also the Spanish word for a cooking pot, a word that gave English a term for a delicious mixture.
How old is the name Olla?
Olla first appears in US birth records in 1886 — 139 years ago. The typical Olla alive today was born around 1920, making them about 105 years old. Fewer than a hundred people named Olla are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
When was the name Olla most popular?
Olla peaked in 1897, reaching #982 nationally. See the whole 1897 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Olla
In Spain, an olla is a round clay pot, and the olla podrida, the rotten pot, is a slow stew of whatever meat and vegetables a household had, so named for its long simmering rather than any spoilage. English borrowed it as olio, a word for any rich mixture, a hodgepodge of good things. An American Olla most likely began as Ola or Olive, but it shares its letters with that generous pot, and that is not a bad thing to share.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records the origin of Olla as an American girl's name. It may be a spelling of Ola or a short form of Olive, and it matches the Spanish olla, a pot; no record says which a family meant.
Pronouncing Olla
AH-luh
Two syllables, stressed on the first. In Spanish, OH-yah.
Nicknames for Olla
Limited
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1886
- Most girls named
- 191423 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #982reached in 1897
- Change vs 1951
- −12.5%7 in 1952, from 8
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Ollas among us
Fewer than a hundred people named Olla are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
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Fashion outlook
Olla sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It is short and warm.
- Ollie gives it an easy pet form.
- Spanish speakers will hear the word for a pot.
- People will write Ola or Ella.
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Frequently asked
- How many Ollas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. Fewer than a hundred people named Olla are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
- How popular is the name Olla in 2025?
- Olla is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Olla with classmates?
- Olla will almost certainly be the only one in school.
More O names
The most-given names starting with O, all years combined.
Olivia#1 · Opal#423 · Olive#197 · Olga#3167 · Ollie#2276 · Ora#3712 · Ola#7885 · Ophelia#264
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