The baby name Olah is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈoʊlɑː/ (OH-lah); Hungarian: /ˈolɑːh/ (OH-lah, final h); Hebrew: /oˈla/ (o-LAH).
The baby name Olah is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈoʊlɑː/ (OH-lah); Hungarian: /ˈolɑːh/ (OH-lah, final h); Hebrew: /oˈla/ (o-LAH).
Olah is Hebrew, Hungarian in Origin.
Olah has two principal origins. In Hungarian, Oláh (with accent) is an ethnonymic surname meaning “Vlach/Romanian,” from a Germanic root meaning “Romance-speaker/foreigner.” As a given name it appears occasionally via the surname-as-first-name trend. In Hebrew, olah (עֹלָה) comes from a verb “to ascend” and names an offering that “goes up”; in modern usage it also means a female immigrant making aliyah, giving the name the sense “one who ascends.”
Usage is rare but cross-cultural: generally unisex in English contexts, more often feminine in Israel. Variants and related forms include Oláh (Hungarian spelling) and the Hebrew masculine counterpart Oleh; Olah is the common de-diacriticized form. Note that Ola, found in Slavic and Scandinavian languages, is a separate name with different roots.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM | 0 | #56 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| HU | 0 | #114 | 2 | 1,675 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #150 | 2 | 4,216 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #161 | 14 | 3,954 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #220 | 6 | 3,308 |
| NG | 0 | #271 | 2 | 5,926 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #303 | 3 | 6,530 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #419 | 6 | 15,987 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #546 | 2 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #562 | 4 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #642 | 4 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #650 | 1 | 16,104 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #775 | 12 | 15,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #907 | 45 | 16,906 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #918 | 1 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #924 | 12 | 25,931 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,006 | 4 | 14,742 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,067 | 6 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,175 | 8 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,193 | 7 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,232 | 5 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
Olah is popular in 26 countries — most recent births per country:
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