Entry № 4275 · Ukrainian origin

Olesya Olesya — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ oh-LEH-syah /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Ukrainian

Meaning

"Of the forest"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Ukrainian)

The meaning

A name that means "of the forest".

Olesya (Олеся) is the Ukrainian feminine name meaning "of the forest" or "forest girl." The 1898 novella Olesya by Alexander Kuprin is a classic of Russian literature.

Olesya is widely used in Ukraine and Russia.

Of the forest. The Ukrainian forest girl.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Олеся

Transliteration: Olesya
Pronunciation: / oʊˈlɛs.jə /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Olesya stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Olesya · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Olesyas before her.

Real people

Olesya Rulin

Russian-American actress.

born 1986

In fiction

Olesya

Heroine of Kuprin's novella.

1898 novella

Names connected to Olesya.

Numerology

The number behind Olesya.

The Seeker

Olesya reduces to seven — the number of Slavic forest.

Parents on Olesya

Why families chose this name.

"Of the forest in Ukrainian. Six letters. Olesya."

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