Olindo
An Italian masculine name of uncertain meaning, possibly related to olive branches.
Name Census estimates that about 1 living Americans carry the first name Olindo. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Olindo today is around 55 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Olindo births was 1923 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Olindo. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Olindo. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
1
~ 1 in 342,754,338 Americans
Peak year
1923
9 babies that year
Average age
55
years old
1923 SSA rank
#3,107
Tracked since 1880
Origin
Meaning and history of Olindo
The name Olindo originates from the Italian language and culture. It is derived from the Old German name Olindo, which in turn comes from the Gothic name Hulindis. The name Hulindis is composed of the elements "hul" meaning "favor" or "grace" and "indis" meaning "noble" or "gentle".
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Olindo can be found in Italian literature from the 16th century. The name appears in Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered), an epic poem written by Torquato Tasso in 1581. In the poem, Olindo is a Christian knight who fights alongside the Crusaders during the First Crusade.
Olindo is also the name of a character in the pastoral play Aminta by Tasso's contemporary, Torquato Tasso the Younger. The play was written in 1573 and is considered one of the earliest examples of the pastoral drama genre in Italian literature.
In the late 16th century, there was a notable figure named Olindo Guerrini who lived from 1845 to 1916. He was an Italian poet and writer who wrote under the pen name Lorenzo Stecchetti. His works often explored themes of love, passion, and sensuality, and he is considered a forerunner of the Decadent movement in Italian literature.
Another individual named Olindo was Olindo Rodrigues, a Brazilian mathematician who lived from 1914 to 1999. He is known for his contributions to the fields of differential geometry and tensor calculus, including the development of the Rodrigues' formula and the Rodrigues' parametrization of rotations.
In the realm of sports, Olindo Canonica was an Italian footballer who played as a defender. He was born in 1919 and represented the Italian national team in the 1950 FIFA World Cup.
While these are just a few examples, the name Olindo has been used throughout history by individuals from various walks of life, including writers, mathematicians, and athletes.
Notable bearers
Famous people named Olindo
People
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FAQ
Olindo: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Olindo?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Olindo going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 US residents.
Is Olindo a common name?
We classify Olindo as "Very Rare". It ranks above 3.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 26 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Olindo most popular?
The single biggest year for Olindo was 1923, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Olindo is about 55 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Olindo a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Olindo in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.