Olive
#197 for girls in 2025, 1,597 births · #9,714 for boys in 2025, 7 births
Given to girls 99.4% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1893 · 589 births
- Debut · girls
- 224 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 24 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 66,926since 1880
Olive over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #197 | 1,597 | #9,714 | 7 |
| 2024 | #170 | 1,789 | — | |
| 2023 | #180 | 1,651 | #10,821 | 6 |
| 2022 | #158 | 1,836 | #12,330 | 5 |
| 2021 | #182 | 1,636 | #10,799 | 6 |
| 2020 | #195 | 1,491 | #10,605 | 6 |
| 2019 | #213 | 1,435 | — | |
| 2018 | #268 | 1,232 | — | |
| 2017 | #256 | 1,253 | #10,775 | 6 |
| 2016 | #272 | 1,162 | #8,146 | 9 |
| 2015 | #264 | 1,212 | — | |
| 2014 | #281 | 1,152 | — | |
| 2013 | #291 | 1,097 | — | |
| 2012 | #363 | 860 | — | |
| 2011 | #415 | 763 | — | |
| 2010 | #541 | 541 | #12,231 | 5 |
| 2009 | #588 | 512 | — | |
| 2008 | #805 | 358 | — | |
| 2007 | #988 | 271 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,788 | 116 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,106 | 88 | — | |
| 2004 | #3,033 | 51 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,956 | 51 | — | |
| 2002 | #3,241 | 43 | — | |
| 2001 | #3,549 | 37 | — | |
| 2000 | #3,664 | 35 | — | |
| 1999 | #4,718 | 23 | — | |
| 1998 | #5,583 | 18 | — | |
| 1997 | #6,163 | 15 | — | |
| 1996 | #6,723 | 13 | — | |
| 1995 | #7,041 | 12 | — | |
| 1994 | #9,586 | 8 | — | |
| 1993 | #5,673 | 16 | — | |
| 1992 | #6,008 | 15 | — | |
| 1991 | #9,336 | 8 | — | |
| 1990 | #6,465 | 13 | — | |
| 1989 | #7,449 | 10 | — | |
| 1988 | #10,386 | 6 | — | |
| 1987 | #8,778 | 7 | — | |
| 1986 | #7,134 | 9 | — | |
| 1985 | #5,077 | 14 | — | |
| 1984 | #7,398 | 8 | — | |
| 1983 | #5,824 | 11 | — | |
| 1982 | #7,469 | 8 | — | |
| 1981 | #7,409 | 8 | — | |
| 1980 | #5,245 | 13 | — | |
| 1979 | #5,427 | 12 | — | |
| 1978 | #6,385 | 9 | — | |
| 1977 | #6,340 | 9 | — | |
| 1976 | #5,215 | 11 | — | |
| 1975 | #4,141 | 15 | — | |
| 1974 | #3,695 | 17 | — | |
| 1973 | #5,580 | 9 | — | |
| 1972 | #4,300 | 13 | — | |
| 1971 | #5,136 | 10 | — | |
| 1970 | #3,577 | 17 | — | |
| 1969 | #3,102 | 19 | — | |
| 1968 | #3,315 | 16 | — | |
| 1967 | #2,868 | 19 | — | |
| 1966 | #2,586 | 22 | — | |
| 1965 | #2,538 | 23 | — | |
| 1964 | #2,675 | 22 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,252 | 28 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,917 | 36 | — | |
| 1961 | #2,474 | 24 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,617 | 48 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,720 | 41 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,791 | 37 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,407 | 56 | #3,552 | 6 |
| 1956 | #1,378 | 57 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,423 | 50 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,300 | 58 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,137 | 72 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,055 | 80 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,143 | 67 | — | |
| 1950 | #891 | 99 | — | |
| 1949 | #895 | 97 | — | |
| 1948 | #777 | 122 | #3,316 | 6 |
| 1947 | #892 | 98 | — | |
| 1946 | #728 | 123 | — | |
| 1945 | #628 | 134 | #2,996 | 6 |
| 1944 | #718 | 110 | — | |
| 1943 | #526 | 203 | #3,538 | 5 |
| 1942 | #554 | 180 | — | |
| 1941 | #485 | 208 | — | |
| 1940 | #528 | 169 | — | |
| 1939 | #438 | 235 | — | |
| 1938 | #439 | 234 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1937 | #407 | 252 | #2,680 | 8 |
| 1936 | #382 | 276 | #2,629 | 8 |
| 1935 | #370 | 294 | — | |
| 1934 | #346 | 327 | #2,973 | 7 |
| 1933 | #317 | 387 | #2,214 | 11 |
| 1932 | #283 | 484 | #3,092 | 7 |
| 1931 | #274 | 514 | #2,207 | 12 |
| 1930 | #277 | 539 | #2,293 | 12 |
| 1929 | #245 | 651 | — | |
| 1928 | #223 | 790 | #2,659 | 10 |
| 1927 | #216 | 879 | #2,523 | 11 |
| 1926 | #213 | 872 | #3,139 | 8 |
| 1925 | #204 | 975 | #3,408 | 7 |
| 1924 | #198 | 1,058 | — | |
| 1923 | #179 | 1,222 | #3,175 | 8 |
| 1922 | #169 | 1,323 | #2,347 | 13 |
| 1921 | #154 | 1,567 | #1,766 | 20 |
| 1920 | #151 | 1,552 | #2,602 | 11 |
| 1919 | #149 | 1,488 | #2,511 | 11 |
| 1918 | #143 | 1,618 | #1,905 | 17 |
| 1917 | #138 | 1,566 | #2,423 | 11 |
| 1916 | #132 | 1,616 | #2,926 | 8 |
| 1915 | #123 | 1,654 | #2,070 | 13 |
| 1914 | #127 | 1,200 | #2,271 | 9 |
| 1913 | #129 | 994 | #2,821 | 5 |
| 1912 | #131 | 874 | #1,268 | 14 |
| 1911 | #121 | 699 | #1,387 | 7 |
| 1910 | #125 | 646 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1909 | #112 | 645 | #1,277 | 6 |
| 1908 | #110 | 648 | — | |
| 1907 | #118 | 568 | — | |
| 1906 | #110 | 561 | #1,111 | 6 |
| 1905 | #107 | 598 | #1,091 | 6 |
| 1904 | #106 | 573 | — | |
| 1903 | #97 | 597 | #1,009 | 6 |
| 1902 | #99 | 593 | — | |
| 1901 | #98 | 539 | — | |
| 1900 | #95 | 705 | #1,050 | 7 |
| 1899 | #98 | 565 | #1,051 | 5 |
| 1898 | #93 | 644 | — | |
| 1897 | #92 | 583 | — | |
| 1896 | #90 | 583 | — | |
| 1895 | #91 | 577 | — | |
| 1894 | #88 | 589 | — | |
| 1893 | #82 | 589 | — | |
| 1892 | #83 | 583 | #861 | 7 |
| 1891 | #85 | 509 | #841 | 6 |
| 1890 | #89 | 491 | — | |
| 1889 | #88 | 464 | #974 | 5 |
| 1888 | #87 | 465 | — | |
| 1887 | #85 | 394 | — | |
| 1886 | #84 | 404 | — | |
| 1885 | #86 | 349 | #936 | 5 |
| 1884 | #83 | 360 | — | |
| 1883 | #90 | 294 | — | |
| 1882 | #88 | 291 | — | |
| 1881 | #100 | 211 | — | |
| 1880 | #95 | 224 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Olive was already there! It came in at #95, and was given to 224 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1986–1988, when fewer than 10 girls a year got the name.
Where Olive is popular in 1936
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Connecticut#163 · 1 in 1,154
- West Virginia#203 · 1 in 1,224
- Indiana#221 · 1 in 1,932
- Iowa#223 · 1 in 1,858
- Pennsylvania#224 · 1 in 1,974
Best ever in a state: #28 in Wyoming, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | #163 | 8 | 1 in 1,154 |
| West Virginia | #203 | 15 | 1 in 1,224 |
| Indiana | #221 | 12 | 1 in 1,932 |
| Iowa | #223 | 10 | 1 in 1,858 |
| Pennsylvania | #224 | 36 | 1 in 1,974 |
| Massachusetts | #230 | 10 | 1 in 2,723 |
| Maryland | #251 | 5 | 1 in 2,223 |
| Minnesota | #271 | 7 | 1 in 2,840 |
| Ohio | #279 | 16 | 1 in 2,931 |
| Michigan | #283 | 12 | 1 in 3,230 |
| Missouri | #284 | 11 | 1 in 2,348 |
| New Jersey | #306 | 6 | 1 in 3,918 |
| Virginia | #306 | 8 | 1 in 2,842 |
| Wisconsin | #335 | 5 | 1 in 4,545 |
| New York | #344 | 20 | 1 in 4,095 |
| North Carolina | #382 | 8 | 1 in 4,454 |
| Arkansas | #413 | 5 | 1 in 3,460 |
| California | #438 | 8 | 1 in 4,602 |
| Kentucky | #440 | 5 | 1 in 5,146 |
| Illinois | #449 | 8 | 1 in 6,318 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Olive
- 27 spots since 2024 (#170 → #197)
- 2 spots since 2020 (#195 → #197)
- 67 spots since 2015 (#264 → #197)
- Biggest jump: 800 spots in 2007 (#1,788 → #988)
- Biggest drop: 252 spots in 1951 (#891 → #1,143)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1893 at #82 (589 births)
- Births halved by 1935, 42 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 24 yrs · run 1880–1903
- Top 1,000: 90 yrs · run 1880–1950
- Highest: 1 in 358 girls born in 1886 were named Olive (0.28%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,006 girls born in 2025 (0.10%)
- Its best rank, #82 in 1893, was only 1 in 361 (0.28%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 18.5% of all girls named Olive (12,355) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #82 (1893) → #10,386 (1988) → #158 (2022)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,456 | #83 (1884) | #89 |
| 1890s | 5,713 | #82 (1893) | #89 |
| 1900s | 6,027 | #95 (1900) | #105 |
| 1910s | 12,355 | #121 (1911) | #132 |
| 1920s | 10,889 | #151 (1920) | #195 |
| 1930s | 3,542 | #274 (1931) | #353 |
| 1940s | 1,444 | #485 (1941) | #673 |
| 1950s | 617 | #891 (1950) | #1,325 |
| 1960s | 257 | #1,617 (1960) | #2,534 |
| 1970s | 122 | #3,577 (1970) | #4,980 |
| 1980s | 94 | #5,077 (1985) | #7,217 |
| 1990s | 141 | #4,718 (1999) | #6,730 |
| 2000s | 1,562 | #588 (2009) | #2,272 |
| 2010s | 10,707 | #213 (2019) | #316 |
| 2020s | 10,000 | #158 (2022) | #180 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Olive in 1936
Top girls' names in 1936
Top boys' names in 1936
More about 1936
girls
1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 3,770 of them was named Olive, which outranked 92.1% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
- ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
- ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
- ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
- ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 129,651 of them was named Olive, which outranked 34.9% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,452Yvon9
- #2,452Zachary9
- #2,452Zollie9
- #2,629Olive8
- #2,629Abbie8
- #2,629Addie8
- #2,629Ahmed8
- #2,854Abbott7
- #2,854Adalberto7
- #2,854Addis7
Tied with 224 names at #2,629; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.