Olivia

#1 for girls in 2025, 13,544 births · #7,679 for boys in 2025, 10 births
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
2019 · 18,577 births
Debut · girls
44 births
In top 100 · girls
36 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
567,345
since 1880

Olivia over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201929peak #1, 2019girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#113,544#7,67910
2024#114,772#5,65916
2023#115,329#10,8216
2022#116,670#5,63316
2021#117,847#8,1669
2020#117,691#6,29613
2019#118,577#6,77712
2018#218,061#8,1549
2017#218,778#6,68512
2016#219,414#5,55516
2015#219,729#8,0409
2014#219,840#4,26323
2013#318,454#4,06424
2012#417,333#5,03518
2011#417,335#5,20017
2010#417,040#3,70828
2009#317,444#5,10218
2008#417,088#3,48631
2007#716,589#5,21017
2006#715,508#5,07217
2005#515,700#3,94123
2004#416,108#1,73173
2003#516,154#3,83822
2002#1014,631#4,50217
2001#1013,977#6,01311
2000#1612,855#9,1126
1999#2011,257#3,98618
1998#2110,610#4,19716
1997#279,479#4,96012
1996#348,126#4,87812
1995#397,627#4,79112
1994#506,432#5,45210
1993#506,343#6,8167
1992#585,811#4,11414
1991#615,602#5,5219
1990#724,626#3,77915
1989#1222,440#2,24530
1988#1342,142#4,7869
1987#1661,700#3,95911
1986#2151,235#5,3327
1985#2481,025—
1984#2221,165#4,9737
1983#2281,088—
1982#2281,126—
1981#2451,023#4,9617
1980#2291,116#6,2505
1979#2101,253#5,3556
1978#1991,312#5,7725
1977#2251,105#4,5827
1976#1961,232#4,9356
1975#2321,049#3,6599
1974#399507#5,2275
1973#489360—
1972#504344—
1971#542335—
1970#542349—
1969#525348—
1968#528325—
1967#510347—
1966#516334—
1965#456441—
1964#471426—
1963#460448—
1962#465429—
1961#467435—
1960#442483—
1959#434489—
1958#387557—
1957#403521—
1956#385536#3,5356
1955#350604—
1954#335645—
1953#333620—
1952#304694—
1951#304664—
1950#275770—
1949#259854—
1948#261848—
1947#254857—
1946#268728—
1945#277621—
1944#245730#3,4305
1943#267694—
1942#252742#3,2126
1941#265587#3,1336
1940#267540—
1939#296428—
1938#298445—
1937#312393#3,5185
1936#310381—
1935#331365#3,2526
1934#329359—
1933#326370#3,6425
1932#319399—
1931#327380#3,0957
1930#327402#3,0228
1929#312458#3,2477
1928#311442—
1927#299499—
1926#307466—
1925#293527#4,1975
1924#299501#3,8676
1923#281528#3,4677
1922#279536—
1921#294502—
1920#286523—
1919#295471—
1918#296466—
1917#284476—
1916#283446—
1915#302372—
1914#285340—
1913#278287—
1912#264285—
1911#283191—
1910#266211—
1909#268179—
1908#262181—
1907#262171—
1906#239181—
1905#265153—
1904#250157—
1903#272130—
1902#273130—
1901#257126—
1900#250167—
1899#273110—
1898#251141—
1897#245131—
1896#267114—
1895#261117—
1894#237127—
1893#256107—
1892#264101—
1891#31066—
1890#27085—
1889#233100—
1888#27671—
1887#25269—
1886#24172—
1885#25959—
1884#26654—
1883#26846—
1882#23952—
1881#21351—
1880#23344—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Olivia was already there! It came in at #233, and was given to 44 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1885, when fewer than 60 girls a year got the name.

Where Olivia is popular in 1929

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedMNIllinois: #456 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 6,340 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedMINew York: #400 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 5,683 girlsNYMassachusetts: #258 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,152 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedINOhio: #467 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,340 girlsOHPennsylvania: #390 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 6,379 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #355 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,978 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #315 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,595 girlsWVVirginia: #189 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,079 girlsVAMaryland: #242 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,094 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedDEArizona: #120 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 427 girlsAZNew Mexico: #178 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 687 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedKSArkansas: #281 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,659 girlsARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #175 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 920 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #273 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,155 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #184 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 824 girlsLAMississippi: #173 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 796 girlsMSAlabama: #256 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,668 girlsALGeorgia: #328 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,005 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedHITexas: #99 for girls · 141 births · 1 in 428 girlsTXFlorida: #329 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,455 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Texas#99 · 1 in 428
  2. Arizona#120 · 1 in 427
  3. Mississippi#173 · 1 in 796
  4. North Carolina#175 · 1 in 920
  5. New Mexico#178 · 1 in 687

Best ever in a state: #1 in Delaware, 2004.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Texas#991411 in 428
Arizona#120101 in 427
Mississippi#173271 in 796
North Carolina#175391 in 920
New Mexico#17861 in 687
Louisiana#184261 in 824
Virginia#189221 in 1,079
Maryland#24261 in 2,094
Alabama#256181 in 1,668
Massachusetts#258101 in 3,152
South Carolina#27391 in 2,155
Arkansas#281111 in 1,659
West Virginia#31571 in 2,595
Georgia#328101 in 3,005
Florida#32951 in 2,455
California#355121 in 2,978
Pennsylvania#390131 in 6,379
New York#400171 in 5,683
Illinois#45691 in 6,340
Ohio#46771 in 7,340
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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 Olivia
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • Held #1 since 2020
  • 1 spot since 2015 (#2 → #1)
  • Biggest jump: 167 spots in 1975 (#399 → #232)
  • Biggest drop: 60 spots in 1966 (#456 → #516)
Rise & fade · girls
139 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2019 at #1 (18,577 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 25 yrs
  • Top 10: 25 yrs · run 2001–2025
  • Top 100: 36 yrs · run 1990–2025
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 90
  • Highest: 1 in 90 girls born in 2014 were named Olivia (1.1%)
  • Latest: 1 in 119 girls born in 2025 (0.84%)
  • Its best rank, #1 in 2019, was only 1 in 90 (1.1%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 32.5% of all girls named Olivia (184,561) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s618#213 (1881)#248
1890s1,099#237 (1894)#263
1900s1,575#239 (1906)#260
1910s3,545#264 (1912)#284
1920s4,982#279 (1922)#296
1930s3,922#296 (1939)#318
1940s7,201#245 (1944)#262
1950s6,100#275 (1950)#351
1960s4,016#442 (1960)#484
1970s7,846#196 (1976)#354
1980s14,060#122 (1989)#204
1990s75,913#20 (1999)#43
2000s156,054#3 (2009)#7
2010s184,561#1 (2019)#3
2020s95,853#1 (2021)#1

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.

Olivia in 1929

girls
#312
458 births · 1 in 2,438 girls
boys
#3,247
7 births · 1 in 153,659 boys

Top girls' names in 1929

  1. #1Mary63,512
  2. #2Betty36,675
  3. #3Dorothy31,476
  4. #4Helen20,983
  5. #5Margaret19,212
  6. #6Doris16,498
  7. #7Barbara16,038
  8. #8Ruth16,021
  9. #9Shirley14,576
  10. #10Patricia13,624
  11. #312Olivia458

Top boys' names in 1929

  1. #1Robert59,807
  2. #2James52,135
  3. #3John52,112
  4. #4William47,815
  5. #5Charles29,930
  6. #6Richard29,572
  7. #7Donald27,181
  8. #8George23,020
  9. #9Joseph21,165
  10. #10Edward17,220
  11. #3,247Olivia7
More about 1929

girls

1,116,561 girls got a published name in 1929; 1 in 2,438 of them was named Olivia, which outranked 94.1% of the 5,277 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Olivia
  1. #308Lou474
  2. #310Francis473
  3. #311Gracie459
  4. #312Olivia458
  5. #313Arline456
  6. #314Robert441
  7. #315Lenore433
Biggest movers since 1928
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,951Dorla#2,623 → #672
  2. ↑ 797Ingrid#1,738 → #941
  3. ↑ 534Sydell#1,502 → #968
  4. ↑ 521Elenor#1,502 → #981
  5. ↑ 406Jeanine#888 → #482
Fallers
  1. ↓ 937Joline#888 → #1,825
  2. ↓ 259Mafalda#936 → #1,195
  3. ↓ 250Lorelei#994 → #1,244
  4. ↓ 249Ardelle#888 → #1,137
  5. ↓ 234Charmaine#420 → #654

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,075,615 boys got a published name in 1929; 1 in 153,659 of them was named Olivia, which outranked 28.6% of the 4,545 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Olivia
  1. #2,980Wilgus8
  2. #2,980Wilmon8
  3. #2,980Wolfgang8
  4. #3,247Olivia7
  5. #3,247Abelino7
  6. #3,247Adelmo7
  7. #3,247Admiral7
  8. #3,559Abdon6
  9. #3,559Achilles6
  10. #3,559Addis6

Tied with 311 names at #3,247; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1928
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,188Davey#2,843 → #655
  2. ↑ 554Davie#1,413 → #859
  3. ↑ 374Derald#1,095 → #721
  4. ↑ 358Vernal#1,353 → #995
  5. ↑ 350Ken#1,228 → #878
Fallers
  1. ↓ 530Adolf#950 → #1,480
  2. ↓ 426Quinton#913 → #1,339
  3. ↓ 349Thornton#963 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 346Verlyn#891 → #1,237
  5. ↓ 346Isidore#891 → #1,237

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1929 →