Girl · #13,427 in 2026

Olana

Olana State Historic Site is a historic house museum and landscape in Greenport, New York, near the city of Hudson. The estate was home to Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900), one of the major figures in the Hudson River School of landscape painting. The centerpiece of Olana is an eclectic villa which overlooks parkland and a working farm designed by the artist.

Current Rank
#13,427
Peak Rank
#9,562 (2021)
Total Babies
95
5-Yr Trend
Stable
2009
First Year
2024
Last Year
2021
Peak Year
#9562
Peak Rank
95
Total Count
13
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Olana

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Olana State Historic Site is a historic house museum and landscape in Greenport, New York, near the city of Hudson. The estate was home to Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900), one of the major figures in the Hudson River School of landscape painting. The centerpiece of Olana is an eclectic villa which overlooks parkland and a working farm designed by the artist.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Read more →

Origin & history
In 1845, Frederic Church first sketched on the property that was to become Olana. He was then a student of Thomas Cole , now considered a founding figure of the Hudson River School of painters. On March 31, 1860, a few months before his marriage to Isabel Carnes, Church returned to purchase a 126-acre (51 ha) hardscrabble farm on a south-facing slope of a hill in Columbia County, near the thriving towns of Hudson and Catskill, New York . The first element he added to the property was a small country cottage, believed to have been designed by Richard Morris Hunt . In addition, Church laid out g

The Story of Olana

Olana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2009, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 10 births, good for #9,562 nationwide. About 54% of every Olana on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Olana last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 95 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State

ME
WA
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
VT
NH
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
CA
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
DC
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
SC
AK
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
GA
HI
TX
FL
Top 10
11-50
51-100
101-500
500+
No data

Names that sound like Olana

Phonetically similar names — useful when Olana is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.

Frequently Asked Questions about Olana

What does the name Olana mean?
Olana State Historic Site is a historic house museum and landscape in Greenport, New York, near the city of Hudson. The estate was home to Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900), one of the major figures in the Hudson River School of landscape painting. The centerpiece of Olana is an eclectic villa which overlooks parkland and a working farm designed by the artist.
How popular is Olana in 2026?
In 2026, Olana ranks #13,427 among girls' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year.
When was Olana most popular?
Olana reached its peak popularity in 2021, ranking #9,562 that year with 10 babies given the name.
Is Olana a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Olana is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Olana?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Olana include Vivie, Rosilee, Mellow. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

Similar Names

👧
Vivie
Peak #9562
👧
Rosilee
Peak #9562
👧
Mellow
Peak #9562
👧
Riza
Peak #9562
👧
Nozomi
Peak #9562
👧
Westley
Peak #9562
👧
Fabiha
Peak #9562
👧
Gamila
Peak #9562

About the name Olana

Olana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2009 and has accumulated 95 births in the dataset. Olana's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #9,562. Use the chart and map above to compare Olana's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

Continue exploring

Data sources

  • Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
  • Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
  • Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
  • Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
  • Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.