Given name & surname
Olen
“filled with happiness”
Olen is a variant of Olin. One English interpretation is “filled with happiness.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Olen is a variant of Olin. One English interpretation is “filled with happiness.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Olen is a variant of Olin. An origin associated with Olin is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Olen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,678
- 7,665 boys · 13 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 193 babies
- 2025
- 33
- #3,489 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 33 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,489 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 10.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 193 in 1922. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,646 as a first name in 2020; 632 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Olen
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
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