Ola
Girl · OH-la · Greek
Ola is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “defender of the people”. In 2025 it ranked 2,509th for girls in the UK (11 babies) and 7,883rd for girls in the US (13 babies).
What does Ola mean?
Greek: Polish short form of Aleksandra; also a Yoruba name element
“defender of the people”
In Poland Ola is the usual short form of Aleksandra; separately, in Yoruba ola means wealth or honour.
- Say it
- OH-la
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Is Ola a girl's or a boy's name?
Ola is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls in the UK and 13 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ola in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,509among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 25,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the UK were named Ola, making it the 2,509th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,708th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 26 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Ola than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Ola in the UK since 1996 were born between 2010 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 2,438th in England and Wales.
Ola in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #2,509 |
| 2024 | 17 | #1,803 |
| 2023 | 20 | #1,611 |
| 2022 | 21 | #1,527 |
| 2021 | 17 | #1,794 |
| 2020 | 18 | #1,708 |
| 2019 | 11 | #2,420 |
| 2018 | 14 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 19 | #1,711 |
| 2016 | 16 | #1,941 |
| 2015 | 26 | #1,353 |
| 2014 | 22 | #1,494 |
| 2013 | 16 | #1,874 |
| 2012 | 15 | #2,005 |
| 2011 | 18 | #1,696 |
| 2010 | 18 | #1,694 |
| 2009 | 24 | #1,330 |
| 2008 | 13 | #2,046 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,790 |
| 2006 | 9 | #2,451 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,555 |
| 2004 | 1 | #6,173 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 3 | #4,074 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
How popular is Ola in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,883among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 120,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the US were named Ola, making it the 7,883rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,554th. Its busiest year was 1921, with 755 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ola in the US since 1880 were born between 1909 and 1935, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ola in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #7,883 |
| 2024 | 16 | #6,928 |
| 2023 | 17 | #6,675 |
| 2022 | 12 | #8,536 |
| 2021 | 10 | #9,557 |
| 2020 | 14 | #7,554 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8,134 |
| 2018 | 11 | #9,146 |
| 2017 | 17 | #6,804 |
| 2016 | 19 | #6,398 |
| 2015 | 18 | #6,719 |
| 2014 | 9 | #10,949 |
| 2013 | 9 | #10,995 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 14 | #8,192 |
| 2010 | 9 | #11,240 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7,865 |
| 2005 | 11 | #9,447 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9,666 |
| 2002 | 11 | #8,831 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8,189 |
| 2000 | 17 | #6,202 |
| 1999 | 16 | #6,185 |
| 1998 | 15 | #6,355 |
| 1997 | 12 | #7,278 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 20 | #4,840 |
| 1993 | 14 | #6,257 |
| 1992 | 14 | #6,307 |
| 1991 | 11 | #7,423 |
| 1990 | 10 | #7,874 |
| 1989 | 15 | #5,539 |
| 1988 | 22 | #4,010 |
| 1987 | 12 | #5,918 |
| 1986 | 22 | #3,755 |
| 1985 | 15 | #4,858 |
| 1984 | 30 | #2,914 |
| 1983 | 23 | #3,430 |
| 1982 | 30 | #2,958 |
| 1981 | 15 | #4,745 |
| 1980 | 18 | #4,147 |
| 1979 | 18 | #4,051 |
| 1978 | 21 | #3,512 |
| 1977 | 23 | #3,266 |
| 1976 | 16 | #3,961 |
| 1975 | 23 | #3,052 |
| 1974 | 25 | #2,835 |
| 1973 | 37 | #2,127 |
| 1972 | 28 | #2,523 |
| 1971 | 24 | #2,874 |
| 1970 | 33 | #2,307 |
| 1969 | 25 | #2,645 |
| 1968 | 31 | #2,164 |
| 1967 | 27 | #2,327 |
| 1966 | 48 | #1,621 |
| 1965 | 36 | #1,914 |
| 1964 | 47 | #1,686 |
| 1963 | 58 | #1,464 |
| 1962 | 72 | #1,304 |
| 1961 | 89 | #1,167 |
| 1960 | 75 | #1,265 |
| 1959 | 107 | #1,022 |
| 1958 | 104 | #1,017 |
| 1957 | 109 | #994 |
| 1956 | 121 | #913 |
| 1955 | 130 | #849 |
| 1954 | 167 | #713 |
| 1953 | 170 | #701 |
| 1952 | 203 | #613 |
| 1951 | 195 | #613 |
| 1950 | 216 | #568 |
| 1949 | 238 | #537 |
| 1948 | 232 | #540 |
| 1947 | 279 | #491 |
| 1946 | 252 | #490 |
| 1945 | 242 | #457 |
| 1944 | 301 | #417 |
| 1943 | 335 | #398 |
| 1942 | 293 | #419 |
| 1941 | 309 | #392 |
| 1940 | 349 | #345 |
| 1939 | 337 | #347 |
| 1938 | 323 | #362 |
| 1937 | 363 | #328 |
| 1936 | 376 | #312 |
| 1935 | 406 | #303 |
| 1934 | 445 | #290 |
| 1933 | 414 | #299 |
| 1932 | 498 | #278 |
| 1931 | 459 | #291 |
| 1930 | 529 | #284 |
| 1929 | 523 | #282 |
| 1928 | 527 | #285 |
| 1927 | 631 | #263 |
| 1926 | 616 | #268 |
| 1925 | 678 | #253 |
| 1924 | 679 | #251 |
| 1923 | 630 | #254 |
| 1922 | 698 | #245 |
| 1921 | 755 | #240 |
| 1920 | 748 | #239 |
| 1919 | 735 | #234 |
| 1918 | 689 | #244 |
| 1917 | 723 | #229 |
| 1916 | 672 | #237 |
| 1915 | 611 | #240 |
| 1914 | 571 | #218 |
| 1913 | 471 | #218 |
| 1912 | 509 | #193 |
| 1911 | 364 | #194 |
| 1910 | 422 | #167 |
| 1909 | 325 | #183 |
| 1908 | 368 | #165 |
| 1907 | 350 | #168 |
| 1906 | 341 | #163 |
| 1905 | 344 | #160 |
| 1904 | 335 | #163 |
| 1903 | 309 | #160 |
| 1902 | 362 | #147 |
| 1901 | 324 | #151 |
| 1900 | 352 | #160 |
| 1899 | 280 | #160 |
| 1898 | 327 | #157 |
| 1897 | 266 | #168 |
| 1896 | 273 | #162 |
| 1895 | 261 | #163 |
| 1894 | 264 | #161 |
| 1893 | 264 | #149 |
| 1892 | 259 | #154 |
| 1891 | 219 | #154 |
| 1890 | 239 | #149 |
| 1889 | 209 | #150 |
| 1888 | 200 | #155 |
| 1887 | 170 | #147 |
| 1886 | 186 | #140 |
| 1885 | 139 | #155 |
| 1884 | 121 | #161 |
| 1883 | 126 | #146 |
| 1882 | 113 | #151 |
| 1881 | 90 | #151 |
| 1880 | 67 | #182 |
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