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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202000peak #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 2000

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #20 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 95 girlsAKMaine: #8 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 58 girlsMEVermont: #2 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 34 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #4 for girls · 103 births · 1 in 44 girlsNHWashington: #14 for girls · 284 births · 1 in 103 girlsWAIdaho: #14 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 92 girlsIDMontana: #12 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 73 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #12 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 67 girlsNDMinnesota: #11 for girls · 311 births · 1 in 82 girlsMNIllinois: #12 for girls · 635 births · 1 in 112 girlsILWisconsin: #11 for girls · 287 births · 1 in 89 girlsWIMichigan: #5 for girls · 648 births · 1 in 80 girlsMINew York: #13 for girls · 839 births · 1 in 120 girlsNYMassachusetts: #3 for girls · 531 births · 1 in 59 girlsMARhode Island: #7 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 59 girlsRIOregon: #10 for girls · 176 births · 1 in 94 girlsORNevada: #27 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 161 girlsNVWyoming: #13 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 70 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #11 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 72 girlsSDIowa: #9 for girls · 187 births · 1 in 76 girlsIAIndiana: #8 for girls · 401 births · 1 in 83 girlsINOhio: #6 for girls · 769 births · 1 in 81 girlsOHPennsylvania: #9 for girls · 657 births · 1 in 88 girlsPANew Jersey: #12 for girls · 430 births · 1 in 97 girlsNJConnecticut: #4 for girls · 252 births · 1 in 60 girlsCTCalifornia: #42 for girls · 967 births · 1 in 231 girlsCAUtah: #13 for girls · 172 births · 1 in 99 girlsUTColorado: #20 for girls · 163 births · 1 in 148 girlsCONebraska: #16 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 90 girlsNEMissouri: #15 for girls · 300 births · 1 in 98 girlsMOKentucky: #13 for girls · 214 births · 1 in 96 girlsKYWest Virginia: #21 for girls · 71 births · 1 in 102 girlsWVVirginia: #15 for girls · 327 births · 1 in 109 girlsVAMaryland: #11 for girls · 259 births · 1 in 95 girlsMDDelaware: #16 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 78 girlsDEArizona: #41 for girls · 131 births · 1 in 244 girlsAZNew Mexico: #46 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 209 girlsNMKansas: #17 for girls · 125 births · 1 in 107 girlsKSArkansas: #21 for girls · 100 births · 1 in 122 girlsARTennessee: #18 for girls · 279 births · 1 in 112 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #22 for girls · 341 births · 1 in 132 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #16 for girls · 162 births · 1 in 104 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #10 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 93 girlsDCOklahoma: #25 for girls · 115 births · 1 in 146 girlsOKLouisiana: #19 for girls · 176 births · 1 in 125 girlsLAMississippi: #16 for girls · 114 births · 1 in 106 girlsMSAlabama: #20 for girls · 180 births · 1 in 117 girlsALGeorgia: #20 for girls · 363 births · 1 in 132 girlsGAHawaii: #37 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 164 girlsHITexas: #44 for girls · 565 births · 1 in 271 girlsTXFlorida: #21 for girls · 515 births · 1 in 150 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Vermont#2 · 1 in 34
  2. Massachusetts#3 · 1 in 59
  3. New Hampshire#4 · 1 in 44
  4. Connecticut#4 · 1 in 60
  5. Michigan#5 · 1 in 80

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#2511 in 34
Massachusetts#35311 in 59
Connecticut#42521 in 60
New Hampshire#41031 in 44
Michigan#56481 in 80
Ohio#67691 in 81
Rhode Island#7641 in 59
Indiana#84011 in 83
Maine#8771 in 58
Iowa#91871 in 76
Pennsylvania#96571 in 88
District of Columbia#10381 in 93
Oregon#101761 in 94
Maryland#112591 in 95
Minnesota#113111 in 82
South Dakota#11401 in 72
Wisconsin#112871 in 89
Illinois#126351 in 112
Montana#12401 in 73
New Jersey#124301 in 97
North Dakota#12361 in 67
Kentucky#132141 in 96
New York#138391 in 120
Utah#131721 in 99
Wyoming#13181 in 70
Idaho#14661 in 92
Washington#142841 in 103
Missouri#153001 in 98
Virginia#153271 in 109
Delaware#16391 in 78
Mississippi#161141 in 106
Nebraska#16931 in 90
South Carolina#161621 in 104
Kansas#171251 in 107
Tennessee#182791 in 112
Louisiana#191761 in 125
Alabama#201801 in 117
Alaska#20241 in 95
Colorado#201631 in 148
Georgia#203631 in 132
Arkansas#211001 in 122
Florida#215151 in 150
West Virginia#21711 in 102
North Carolina#223411 in 132
Oklahoma#251151 in 146
Nevada#27591 in 161
Hawaii#37221 in 164
Arizona#411311 in 244
California#429671 in 231
Texas#445651 in 271
New Mexico#46391 in 209

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 2000

girls
#16
12,855 births · 1 in 141 girls
boys
#9,112
6 births · 1 in 327,334 boys

Top girls' names in 2000

  1. #1Emily25,959
  2. #2Hannah23,087
  3. #3Madison19,968
  4. #4Ashley18,000
  5. #5Sarah17,715
  6. #6Alexis17,631
  7. #7Samantha17,265
  8. #8Jessica15,711
  9. #9Elizabeth15,117
  10. #10Taylor15,080
  11. #16Olivia12,855

Top boys' names in 2000

  1. #1Jacob34,492
  2. #2Michael32,045
  3. #3Matthew28,580
  4. #4Joshua27,543
  5. #5Christopher24,936
  6. #6Nicholas24,653
  7. #7Andrew23,658
  8. #8Joseph22,844
  9. #9Daniel22,338
  10. #10Tyler21,506
  11. #9,112Olivia6
More about 2000

girls

1,816,036 girls got a published name in 2000; 1 in 141 of them was named Olivia, which outranked 99.9% of the 17,660 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Olivia
  1. #13Kayla13,313
  2. #14Abigail13,094
  3. #15Brianna12,880
  4. #16Olivia12,855
  5. #17Emma12,560
  6. #18Megan11,436
  7. #19Grace11,285
Biggest movers since 1999
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,528Laisha#3,509 → #981
  2. ↑ 2,131Litzy#2,527 → #396
  3. ↑ 2,096Cielo#2,991 → #895
  4. ↑ 1,864Yamilet#2,703 → #839
  5. ↑ 1,775Nyah#2,567 → #792
Fallers
  1. ↓ 560Tatyanna#951 → #1,511
  2. ↓ 529Jailene#506 → #1,035
  3. ↓ 431Shanice#727 → #1,158
  4. ↓ 384Chantal#921 → #1,305
  5. ↓ 348Infant#658 → #1,006

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

boys

1,964,001 boys got a published name in 2000; 1 in 327,334 of them was named Olivia, which outranked 24.8% of the 12,119 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Olivia
  1. #8,209Zuhayr7
  2. #8,209Zyad7
  3. #8,209Zykeith7
  4. #9,112Olivia6
  5. #9,112Aadam6
  6. #9,112Aahil6
  7. #9,112Aarin6
  8. #10,349Aadarsh5
  9. #10,349Aaronjacob5
  10. #10,349Aaronjoshua5

Tied with 1,236 names at #9,112; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1999
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,806Maximus#5,656 → #850
  2. ↑ 2,950Elian#3,376 → #426
  3. ↑ 438Axel#799 → #361
  4. ↑ 437Luca#1,063 → #626
  5. ↑ 403Jevon#1,039 → #636
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,334Trajan#996 → #2,330
  2. ↓ 498Jordi#743 → #1,241
  3. ↓ 322Auston#931 → #1,253
  4. ↓ 298Tyreke#737 → #1,035
  5. ↓ 274Tahj#863 → #1,137

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

See the top 100 for 2000 →