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How popular is the name Ola?
Births per year, rank history and how many Olas are alive today.
Ola (female) is a shortened form of the name Aleksandra. Although Ola itself was given to 11 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 2440th as a registered name), most Olas are registered as Aleksandra, which ranked 1407th in 2025 with 22 babies.
Most people called Ola are registered as Aleksandra, and share that name's profile: the Aleksandra you are most likely to meet is around 31 years old. Half of all Aleksandras born in England and Wales are between 19 and 37, and there are at least 41,000 of them alive today. Only some Aleksandras go by Ola.
How many babies are named Ola or Aleksandra each year?
Combined registrations of Aleksandra, Alexandra, Ola. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Aleksandra rank as a registered name?
Where does Ola rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Ola short for Aleksandra?
Yes - Ola is a shortened form of Aleksandra. Olas are usually registered as Aleksandra at birth.
When was the name Ola most popular?
The full name Aleksandra peaked in 1996, when 1,601 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Ola itself peaked as a registered name in 2015, with 26 babies.
How many people are called Ola?
There's no official count of people who go by Ola, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 41,000 people registered as Aleksandra born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Ola.
How old is the typical Ola?
Most people called Ola are registered as Aleksandra. Most living Aleksandras are between 19 and 37; the most common age is about 31.
Is Ola becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1996 peak.