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
- Peak · girls
- 2019 · 18,577 births
- Debut · girls
- 44 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 36 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 567,345since 1880
Olivia 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 | #1 | 13,544 | #7,679 | 10 |
| 2024 | #1 | 14,772 | #5,659 | 16 |
| 2023 | #1 | 15,329 | #10,821 | 6 |
| 2022 | #1 | 16,670 | #5,633 | 16 |
| 2021 | #1 | 17,847 | #8,166 | 9 |
| 2020 | #1 | 17,691 | #6,296 | 13 |
| 2019 | #1 | 18,577 | #6,777 | 12 |
| 2018 | #2 | 18,061 | #8,154 | 9 |
| 2017 | #2 | 18,778 | #6,685 | 12 |
| 2016 | #2 | 19,414 | #5,555 | 16 |
| 2015 | #2 | 19,729 | #8,040 | 9 |
| 2014 | #2 | 19,840 | #4,263 | 23 |
| 2013 | #3 | 18,454 | #4,064 | 24 |
| 2012 | #4 | 17,333 | #5,035 | 18 |
| 2011 | #4 | 17,335 | #5,200 | 17 |
| 2010 | #4 | 17,040 | #3,708 | 28 |
| 2009 | #3 | 17,444 | #5,102 | 18 |
| 2008 | #4 | 17,088 | #3,486 | 31 |
| 2007 | #7 | 16,589 | #5,210 | 17 |
| 2006 | #7 | 15,508 | #5,072 | 17 |
| 2005 | #5 | 15,700 | #3,941 | 23 |
| 2004 | #4 | 16,108 | #1,731 | 73 |
| 2003 | #5 | 16,154 | #3,838 | 22 |
| 2002 | #10 | 14,631 | #4,502 | 17 |
| 2001 | #10 | 13,977 | #6,013 | 11 |
| 2000 | #16 | 12,855 | #9,112 | 6 |
| 1999 | #20 | 11,257 | #3,986 | 18 |
| 1998 | #21 | 10,610 | #4,197 | 16 |
| 1997 | #27 | 9,479 | #4,960 | 12 |
| 1996 | #34 | 8,126 | #4,878 | 12 |
| 1995 | #39 | 7,627 | #4,791 | 12 |
| 1994 | #50 | 6,432 | #5,452 | 10 |
| 1993 | #50 | 6,343 | #6,816 | 7 |
| 1992 | #58 | 5,811 | #4,114 | 14 |
| 1991 | #61 | 5,602 | #5,521 | 9 |
| 1990 | #72 | 4,626 | #3,779 | 15 |
| 1989 | #122 | 2,440 | #2,245 | 30 |
| 1988 | #134 | 2,142 | #4,786 | 9 |
| 1987 | #166 | 1,700 | #3,959 | 11 |
| 1986 | #215 | 1,235 | #5,332 | 7 |
| 1985 | #248 | 1,025 | — | |
| 1984 | #222 | 1,165 | #4,973 | 7 |
| 1983 | #228 | 1,088 | — | |
| 1982 | #228 | 1,126 | — | |
| 1981 | #245 | 1,023 | #4,961 | 7 |
| 1980 | #229 | 1,116 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #210 | 1,253 | #5,355 | 6 |
| 1978 | #199 | 1,312 | #5,772 | 5 |
| 1977 | #225 | 1,105 | #4,582 | 7 |
| 1976 | #196 | 1,232 | #4,935 | 6 |
| 1975 | #232 | 1,049 | #3,659 | 9 |
| 1974 | #399 | 507 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | #489 | 360 | — | |
| 1972 | #504 | 344 | — | |
| 1971 | #542 | 335 | — | |
| 1970 | #542 | 349 | — | |
| 1969 | #525 | 348 | — | |
| 1968 | #528 | 325 | — | |
| 1967 | #510 | 347 | — | |
| 1966 | #516 | 334 | — | |
| 1965 | #456 | 441 | — | |
| 1964 | #471 | 426 | — | |
| 1963 | #460 | 448 | — | |
| 1962 | #465 | 429 | — | |
| 1961 | #467 | 435 | — | |
| 1960 | #442 | 483 | — | |
| 1959 | #434 | 489 | — | |
| 1958 | #387 | 557 | — | |
| 1957 | #403 | 521 | — | |
| 1956 | #385 | 536 | #3,535 | 6 |
| 1955 | #350 | 604 | — | |
| 1954 | #335 | 645 | — | |
| 1953 | #333 | 620 | — | |
| 1952 | #304 | 694 | — | |
| 1951 | #304 | 664 | — | |
| 1950 | #275 | 770 | — | |
| 1949 | #259 | 854 | — | |
| 1948 | #261 | 848 | — | |
| 1947 | #254 | 857 | — | |
| 1946 | #268 | 728 | — | |
| 1945 | #277 | 621 | — | |
| 1944 | #245 | 730 | #3,430 | 5 |
| 1943 | #267 | 694 | — | |
| 1942 | #252 | 742 | #3,212 | 6 |
| 1941 | #265 | 587 | #3,133 | 6 |
| 1940 | #267 | 540 | — | |
| 1939 | #296 | 428 | — | |
| 1938 | #298 | 445 | — | |
| 1937 | #312 | 393 | #3,518 | 5 |
| 1936 | #310 | 381 | — | |
| 1935 | #331 | 365 | #3,252 | 6 |
| 1934 | #329 | 359 | — | |
| 1933 | #326 | 370 | #3,642 | 5 |
| 1932 | #319 | 399 | — | |
| 1931 | #327 | 380 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1930 | #327 | 402 | #3,022 | 8 |
| 1929 | #312 | 458 | #3,247 | 7 |
| 1928 | #311 | 442 | — | |
| 1927 | #299 | 499 | — | |
| 1926 | #307 | 466 | — | |
| 1925 | #293 | 527 | #4,197 | 5 |
| 1924 | #299 | 501 | #3,867 | 6 |
| 1923 | #281 | 528 | #3,467 | 7 |
| 1922 | #279 | 536 | — | |
| 1921 | #294 | 502 | — | |
| 1920 | #286 | 523 | — | |
| 1919 | #295 | 471 | — | |
| 1918 | #296 | 466 | — | |
| 1917 | #284 | 476 | — | |
| 1916 | #283 | 446 | — | |
| 1915 | #302 | 372 | — | |
| 1914 | #285 | 340 | — | |
| 1913 | #278 | 287 | — | |
| 1912 | #264 | 285 | — | |
| 1911 | #283 | 191 | — | |
| 1910 | #266 | 211 | — | |
| 1909 | #268 | 179 | — | |
| 1908 | #262 | 181 | — | |
| 1907 | #262 | 171 | — | |
| 1906 | #239 | 181 | — | |
| 1905 | #265 | 153 | — | |
| 1904 | #250 | 157 | — | |
| 1903 | #272 | 130 | — | |
| 1902 | #273 | 130 | — | |
| 1901 | #257 | 126 | — | |
| 1900 | #250 | 167 | — | |
| 1899 | #273 | 110 | — | |
| 1898 | #251 | 141 | — | |
| 1897 | #245 | 131 | — | |
| 1896 | #267 | 114 | — | |
| 1895 | #261 | 117 | — | |
| 1894 | #237 | 127 | — | |
| 1893 | #256 | 107 | — | |
| 1892 | #264 | 101 | — | |
| 1891 | #310 | 66 | — | |
| 1890 | #270 | 85 | — | |
| 1889 | #233 | 100 | — | |
| 1888 | #276 | 71 | — | |
| 1887 | #252 | 69 | — | |
| 1886 | #241 | 72 | — | |
| 1885 | #259 | 59 | — | |
| 1884 | #266 | 54 | — | |
| 1883 | #268 | 46 | — | |
| 1882 | #239 | 52 | — | |
| 1881 | #213 | 51 | — | |
| 1880 | #233 | 44 | — | |
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 2016
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Rhode Island#1 · 1 in 37
- Delaware#1 · 1 in 40
- North Dakota#1 · 1 in 50
- Hawaii#1 · 1 in 55
- Connecticut#1 · 1 in 59
Best ever in a state: #1 in Delaware, 2004.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | #1 | 329 | 1 in 72 |
| Connecticut | #1 | 210 | 1 in 59 |
| Delaware | #1 | 66 | 1 in 40 |
| Hawaii | #1 | 57 | 1 in 55 |
| Illinois | #1 | 770 | 1 in 75 |
| Iowa | #1 | 207 | 1 in 63 |
| Massachusetts | #1 | 424 | 1 in 60 |
| Missouri | #1 | 407 | 1 in 67 |
| New Jersey | #1 | 532 | 1 in 69 |
| New York | #1 | 1,220 | 1 in 74 |
| North Dakota | #1 | 66 | 1 in 50 |
| Oregon | #1 | 247 | 1 in 62 |
| Rhode Island | #1 | 77 | 1 in 37 |
| Utah | #1 | 285 | 1 in 63 |
| Virginia | #1 | 486 | 1 in 76 |
| Wisconsin | #1 | 349 | 1 in 67 |
| Alaska | #2 | 46 | 1 in 52 |
| Florida | #2 | 1,223 | 1 in 71 |
| Georgia | #2 | 546 | 1 in 88 |
| Idaho | #2 | 103 | 1 in 62 |
| Indiana | #2 | 395 | 1 in 77 |
| Kansas | #2 | 185 | 1 in 68 |
| Louisiana | #2 | 290 | 1 in 72 |
| Maryland | #2 | 299 | 1 in 80 |
| Michigan | #2 | 556 | 1 in 76 |
| Minnesota | #2 | 315 | 1 in 78 |
| Mississippi | #2 | 138 | 1 in 80 |
| Montana | #2 | 55 | 1 in 51 |
| Oklahoma | #2 | 226 | 1 in 74 |
| Pennsylvania | #2 | 728 | 1 in 71 |
| Tennessee | #2 | 383 | 1 in 81 |
| Washington | #2 | 434 | 1 in 74 |
| West Virginia | #2 | 94 | 1 in 65 |
| Wyoming | #2 | 29 | 1 in 40 |
| Alabama | #3 | 239 | 1 in 81 |
| Arizona | #3 | 422 | 1 in 73 |
| Arkansas | #3 | 157 | 1 in 72 |
| Kentucky | #3 | 246 | 1 in 74 |
| Maine | #3 | 66 | 1 in 55 |
| Nevada | #3 | 171 | 1 in 65 |
| New Hampshire | #3 | 65 | 1 in 55 |
| New Mexico | #3 | 94 | 1 in 67 |
| North Carolina | #3 | 559 | 1 in 81 |
| Ohio | #3 | 659 | 1 in 79 |
| South Carolina | #3 | 229 | 1 in 78 |
| South Dakota | #3 | 48 | 1 in 64 |
| California | #4 | 2,553 | 1 in 80 |
| District of Columbia | #4 | 44 | 1 in 81 |
| Nebraska | #4 | 105 | 1 in 77 |
| Texas | #4 | 1,951 | 1 in 86 |
| Vermont | #4 | 29 | 1 in 38 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2019 at #1 (18,577 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: 25 yrs · run 2001–2025
- Top 100: 36 yrs · run 1990–2025
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- 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
- 32.5% of all girls named Olivia (184,561) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 618 | #213 (1881) | #248 |
| 1890s | 1,099 | #237 (1894) | #263 |
| 1900s | 1,575 | #239 (1906) | #260 |
| 1910s | 3,545 | #264 (1912) | #284 |
| 1920s | 4,982 | #279 (1922) | #296 |
| 1930s | 3,922 | #296 (1939) | #318 |
| 1940s | 7,201 | #245 (1944) | #262 |
| 1950s | 6,100 | #275 (1950) | #351 |
| 1960s | 4,016 | #442 (1960) | #484 |
| 1970s | 7,846 | #196 (1976) | #354 |
| 1980s | 14,060 | #122 (1989) | #204 |
| 1990s | 75,913 | #20 (1999) | #43 |
| 2000s | 156,054 | #3 (2009) | #7 |
| 2010s | 184,561 | #1 (2019) | #3 |
| 2020s | 95,853 | #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 2016
Top girls' names in 2016
Top boys' names in 2016
More about 2016
girls
1,772,022 girls got a published name in 2016; 1 in 91 of them was named Olivia, which outranked 100.0% of the 18,885 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,897,738 boys got a published name in 2016; 1 in 118,609 of them was named Olivia, which outranked 60.9% of the 14,207 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #5,318Yona17
- #5,318Yuriel17
- #5,318Zephan17
- #5,555Olivia16
- #5,555Advit16
- #5,555Aeon16
- #5,555Afton16
- #5,789Aadil15
- #5,789Aamari15
- #5,789Abdiaziz15
Tied with 233 names at #5,555; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.