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Baby name
Olaf
Boy
Origin of the name
Olaf comes from the Old Norse Óláfr. Saint Olaf, king of Norway, is the patron saint of the country.
Classic name
2,531births since 1880
1910sgeneration
No. 662rank at its peak, in 1916
Where babies named Olaf are born
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- Olan 2,732
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