Meaning and history
This name comes from the Old Norse name Áleifr, meaning "ancestor's descendant," derived from the elements anu "ancestor" and leif "inheritance, legacy." It was borne by five kings of Norway, including Saint Olaf (Olaf II).
20062006: 19 births, rank #4,675
2007: 13 births, rank #6,262
2008: 22 births, rank #4,395
2009: 17 births, rank #5,334
2010: 20 births, rank #4,678
20112011: 15 births, rank #5,675
2012: 15 births, rank #5,720
2013: 9 births, rank #8,118
2014: 22 births, rank #4,392
2015: 18 births, rank #5,058
20162016: 10 births, rank #7,605
2017: 8 births, rank #8,840
2018: 7 births, rank #9,670
2019: 9 births, rank #8,215
2020: 7 births, rank #9,554
20212021: 7 births, rank #9,714
2022: 6 births, rank #10,863
2023: 5 births, rank #12,239
2024: 5 births, rank #12,349
20252025: 5 births, rank #12,008
Olaf moved from #968 to #1000 for boys between 1919 and 1921. Its highest annual birth count came in 1916, with 79 births.