Given name & surname
Olin
“filled with happiness”
Olin is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “filled with happiness.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “filled with happiness.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
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
Olin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9,934
- 9,929 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 197 babies
- 2025
- 86
- #1,849 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 86 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,849 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 11.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 197 in 1921. In 2025, Washington had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (8). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,152 as a first name in 2020; 3,861 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.
Olin’s family of names
Olin is an affectionate form of Oldřich. Olin has a related form in Olen. Olin has a related form in Olina.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Olin has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its English roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Olin
- Olin HowlandAmerican actor (1886–1959)
- Olin J. EggenAmerican astronomer (1919–1998)
- Olin Chaddock WilsonAmerican astronomer (1909-1994)
- Olin D. JohnstonAmerican politician (1896-1965)
- Olin StephensAmerican yacht designer (1908-2008)
- Olin E. TeagueAmerican politician (1910-1981)
- Olin WellbornAmerican politician (1843–1921)
- Olin Levi WarnerAmerican sculptor (1844–1896)
- Olin KreutzAmerican football player, offensive lineman, centerborn 1977
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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