Olive

Primarily a girl's name · 99% girls

Meaning

Olive is a feminine given name of English origin meaning olive tree. The name is associated with peace because of the symbolism of the olive branch. An olive wreath has traditionally been worn by champions as a symbol of victory. It has also been seen as a symbol of fruitfulness.

From Wikipedia

Olive first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 1,836 babies (rank #158 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,778 girls (rank #171). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Olive

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Olive yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

65,699

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

1,836

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Olive

Olive Schreinerfeminist · b. 1855
Olive Thomasfilm actor · b. 1894

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	224	#95
1881	211	#100
1882	291	#88
1883	294	#91
1884	360	#84
1885	349	#86
1886	404	#84
1887	394	#85
1888	465	#87
1889	464	#88
1890	491	#89
1891	509	#85
1892	583	#83
1893	589	#82
1894	589	#88
1895	577	#91
1896	583	#90
1897	583	#92
1898	644	#93
1899	565	#98
1900	705	#95
1901	539	#98
1902	593	#99
1903	597	#97
1904	573	#106
1905	598	#107
1906	561	#111
1907	568	#118
1908	648	#111
1909	645	#112
1910	646	#125
1911	699	#121
1912	874	#131
1913	994	#129
1914	1,200	#127
1915	1,654	#123
1916	1,616	#132
1917	1,566	#138
1918	1,618	#143
1919	1,488	#149
1920	1,552	#151
1921	1,567	#154
1922	1,323	#169
1923	1,222	#179
1924	1,058	#198
1925	975	#204
1926	872	#213
1927	879	#216
1928	790	#223
1929	651	#245
1930	539	#278
1931	514	#274
1932	484	#283
1933	387	#317
1934	327	#347
1935	294	#371
1936	276	#382
1937	251	#409
1938	234	#440
1939	235	#441
1940	169	#528
1941	208	#487
1942	180	#555
1943	203	#530
1944	110	#721
1945	134	#630
1946	123	#730
1947	98	#896
1948	122	#780
1949	97	#902
1950	99	#892
1951	67	#1,149
1952	80	#1,058
1953	72	#1,144
1954	58	#1,305
1955	50	#1,435
1956	57	#1,393
1957	56	#1,418
1958	37	#1,811
1959	41	#1,735
1960	48	#1,632
1961	24	#2,518
1962	36	#1,936
1963	28	#2,285
1964	22	#2,725
1965	23	#2,590
1966	22	#2,638
1967	19	#2,940
1968	16	#3,410
1969	19	#3,166
1970	17	#3,677
1971	10	#5,406
1972	13	#4,466
1973	9	#5,915
1974	17	#3,818
1975	15	#4,297
1976	11	#5,477
1977	9	#6,711
1978	9	#6,763
1979	12	#5,645
1980	13	#5,449
1981	8	#7,917
1982	8	#7,991
1983	11	#6,096
1984	8	#7,935
1985	14	#5,270
1986	9	#7,554
1987	7	#9,503
1988	6	#11,337
1989	10	#7,868
1990	13	#6,750
1991	8	#9,985
1992	15	#6,218
1993	16	#5,864
1994	8	#10,259
1995	12	#7,388
1996	13	#7,028
1997	15	#6,407
1998	18	#5,746
1999	23	#4,834
2000	35	#3,715
2001	37	#3,615
2002	43	#3,273
2003	51	#2,986
2004	51	#3,060
2005	88	#2,117
2006	116	#1,793
2007	271	#989
2008	358	#807
2009	512	#588
2010	541	#543
2011	763	#415
2012	860	#365
2013	1,097	#291
2014	1,152	#281
2015	1,212	#264
2016	1,162	#273
2017	1,252	#256
2018	1,232	#268
2019	1,434	#214
2020	1,491	#196
2021	1,635	#182
2022	1,836	#158
2023	1,649	#180
2024	1,778	#171