Meaning and history
Ola has several independent origins. In Scandinavia it is a masculine form of Olaf, “ancestor’s descendant,” while in Polish it is a feminine short form of Aleksandra; it is also used in Arabic and West African names. Norwegian skier Ola Vigen Hattestad and Polish singer Ola Szwed are notable bearers.
20062006: 15 births, rank #7,868
2007: 8 births, rank #12,676
2008: 15 births, rank #8,109
2009: 5 births, rank #17,294
2010: 9 births, rank #11,246
20112011: 14 births, rank #8,196
2012: 6 births, rank #14,962
2013: 9 births, rank #11,000
2014: 9 births, rank #10,955
2015: 18 births, rank #6,721
20162016: 19 births, rank #6,401
2017: 17 births, rank #6,808
2018: 11 births, rank #9,151
2019: 13 births, rank #8,138
2020: 14 births, rank #7,559
20212021: 10 births, rank #9,562
2022: 12 births, rank #8,542
2023: 17 births, rank #6,680
2024: 16 births, rank #6,932
20252025: 13 births, rank #7,885
Ola moved from #919 to #998 for girls between 1956 and 1957. Its highest annual birth count came in 1921, with 755 births.