Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: GreekOlivia is a feminine given name in the English language. It is derived from Latin oliva, olive. Both Oliva and Olivia were Latinate forms in use in English-speaking countries as early as the 13th century. Olive was in common use as a vernacular form.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Olivia yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
We were watching Twelfth Night in a park, outdoor Shakespeare thing, the summer I was pregnant. The character just lingered. It's technically Viola's alias in the play, which is a bit of an odd origin, but we're both English teachers so we're claiming it.
— Diana, Ann Arbor MI, 2018
My wife wanted Olive, I wanted Olivia. We compromised — Olivia, called Olive at home. She's twelve now and goes by Olivia everywhere. Which was my plan all along, honestly.
— Steven, Portland OR, 2012
Three generations of women in my family have names ending in -ia. It was basically required.
— Rosa, San Juan PR, 2021
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 126 | #87 |
| 1979 | 97 | #93 |
| 1980 | 80 | #98 |
| 1981 | 90 | #93 |
| 1983 | 82 | #95 |
| 1988 | 88 | #95 |
| 1990 | 164 | #77 |
| 1991 | 266 | #40 |
| 1992 | 255 | #40 |
| 1993 | 271 | #40 |
| 1994 | 309 | #31 |
| 1995 | 334 | #29 |
| 1996 | 340 | #31 |
| 1997 | 413 | #22 |
| 1998 | 540 | #10 |
| 1999 | 794 | #6 |
| 2000 | 743 | #6 |
| 2001 | 668 | #9 |
| 2002 | 669 | #9 |
| 2003 | 785 | #4 |
| 2004 | 779 | #7 |
| 2005 | 907 | #4 |
| 2006 | 551 | #5 |
| 2007 | 526 | #6 |
| 2008 | 563 | #4 |
| 2009 | 563 | #4 |
| 2010 | 586 | #4 |
| 2011 | 559 | #4 |
| 2012 | 544 | #4 |
| 2013 | 558 | #2 |
| 2014 | 748 | #1 |
| 2015 | 2,392 | #3 |
| 2016 | 2,335 | #5 |
| 2017 | 969 | #2 |
| 2018 | 897 | #3 |
| 2019 | 1,624 | #2 |
| 2020 | 1,272 | #3 |
| 2021 | 914 | #1 |
| 2022 | 767 | #4 |
| 2023 | 1,005 | #4 |
| 2024 | 904 | #4 |
| 2025 | 860 | #4 |
