Olita
A feminine name of unknown origin with unconventional spelling.
Name Census estimates that about 31 living Americans carry the first name Olita. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Olita today is around 72 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Olita births was 1917 (11 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Olita. 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
- • The typical person named Olita is about 72 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Olitas were born before 1964.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Olita. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
31
~ 1 in 11,056,592 Americans
Peak year
1917
11 babies that year
Average age
72
years old
1973 SSA rank
#9,355
Tracked since 1906
Census
Olita in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 184 people with the first name Olita, which placed it at #40,443 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#40,443
National first-name rank
People counted
184
184 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
46.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Olita
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Olita is White at 46.7%. The next largest groups are Black (32.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (10.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Olita described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Olita at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White46.7% · 86
- Black or African American32.1% · 59
- Asian and Pacific Islander10.9% · 20
- Hispanic or Latino5.4% · 10
- Two or more races3.8% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.1% · 2
Popularity
Olita: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Olita from the 1900s through to the 1970s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 50 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Olita by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Olita during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Olitas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Olita
The given name Olita is believed to have originated from the Lithuanian language, where it is a diminutive form of the name Olga. Olga itself is derived from the Old Norse word "Helga," which means "holy" or "blessed." The name Olita was most prevalent in Lithuania and surrounding regions during the Middle Ages.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Olita can be found in the chronicles of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, where an Olita Gediminaitė, a distant relative of the Grand Duke Gediminas, is mentioned in the 14th century. However, the name was not exclusively used by the nobility and was also found among commoners in the region.
In the 16th century, there are records of an Olita Radvila, a member of the powerful Radvila family, who was known for her charitable works and support of the arts. Another notable Olita from this period was Olita Mikalojūtė, a merchant and trader from the city of Kaunas, whose business dealings were documented in various commercial records.
Moving into the 17th century, Olita Kazimieras was a renowned painter and portraitist who gained recognition for her depictions of Lithuanian nobility and landscapes. Her works can still be found in various museums and galleries across the region.
In the 18th century, Olita Mickevičienė, a writer and poet, made significant contributions to the preservation of Lithuanian folklore and literature. Her collection of folk tales and poems is considered an important cultural treasure.
As the name spread beyond its Lithuanian roots, other notable individuals bearing the name Olita emerged. In the 19th century, Olita Petrova was a Russian ballet dancer who performed with the Bolshoi Theatre and is remembered for her grace and technical prowess on stage.
While the name Olita has not been as widely used in recent times, it remains a unique and historically significant name with deep roots in Lithuanian culture and history.
People
Olita + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Olita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with O
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Olita: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Olita?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 31 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Olita 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 11,056,592 US residents.
Is Olita a common name?
We classify Olita as "Very Rare". It ranks above 47% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 142 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Olita most popular?
The single biggest year for Olita was 1917, when 11 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Olita is about 72 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Olita in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 184 people with the name Olita, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #40,443 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Olita in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Olita?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Olita leans strongly female. 184 people counted with this name were female (96.8%), compared with 6 male bearers (3.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Olita?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Olita is White at 46.7%. The next largest groups are Black (32.1%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (10.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Olita most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Olita in the 2020 Census, accounting for 46.7% (86 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Olita in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Olita a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Olita in the SSA data are female. 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.
Is Olita still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Olita in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Olita can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many people are named Olita?
Find out how many Americans are named Olita on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.