Girl name Slavic origin Christian tradition

Olga

OHL-guh · 4 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Holy; blessed
Language
Slavic
Culture
Russian/Slavic
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
saint · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#3309
2024 births48
Peak year1918
First appeared1880
Total US births61,817
1918 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Olya
Alternate spellings
OlhaHelga
In other languages
Olga (Russian)Olha (Ukrainian)Helga (Scandinavian cognate)Olka (Polish)

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Notable people named Olga

Saint Olga of Kiev
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