Olin
Olin is both a surname and a given name.
Meaning & Origin of Olin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Olin is both a surname and a given name.
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The Story of Olin
Olin first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1880, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1921, when 197 Olins were born — ranking #435 that year. As of 2026, Olin ranks #2,147 for baby boys with 70 births, falling sharply (-23%). In total, more than 10K Olins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Olin
Olin is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Olin's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #320. Use the chart and map above to compare Olin'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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