Olander
Olander or Ölander is a Swedish surname. Notable people with the surname include:Arne Ölander (1902–1984), Swedish chemist Cliff Olander, American football player Emelie Ölander, Swedish international female football player Jere Ölander, Finnish professional ice hockey defender Jim Olander, American Major League Baseball player Jimmy Olander, American guitarist and banjo player for the American…
Meaning & Origin of Olander
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Olander or Ölander is a Swedish surname. Notable people with the surname include:Arne Ölander (1902–1984), Swedish chemist Cliff Olander, American football player Emelie Ölander, Swedish international female football player Jere Ölander, Finnish professional ice hockey defender Jim Olander, American Major League Baseball player Jimmy Olander, American guitarist and banjo player for the American…
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The Story of Olander
American parents first put Olander on the record books as a baby boy name in 1913, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1930, when 10 Olanders were born — ranking #2,609 that year. About 22% of every Olander on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Olander last appeared in the published SSA data in 1988, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 173 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Olander
Olander is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 173 births in the dataset. Olander's peak popularity came in 1930 when it ranked #2,609. Use the chart and map above to compare Olander's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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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 .
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