Olga is a girl's name of Scandinavian origin meaning “holy; inviolable, sacred.” In 2024 it was given to 48 girls in the United States.
Olga belongs to the Scandinavian tradition. Its meaning — “holy; inviolable, sacred” — is the sense carried by its Scandinavian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Olga first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #126 in 1916, and in 2024 48 babies received the name — 61,817 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Olga means “holy; inviolable, sacred” in its Scandinavian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Olga is a girl name. In 2024, 48 babies received the name in the US.
Olga comes from the Scandinavian tradition.
Olga first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #126 in 1916, and 48 babies were given the name in 2024.
Olga is pronounced /ˈoʊlɡə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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