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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201919peak #1, 2019girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

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 1919

  • 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: #179 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,016 girlsNDMinnesota: #290 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,671 girlsMNIllinois: #383 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,746 girlsILWisconsin: #276 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,851 girlsWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedMINew York: #438 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 7,956 girlsNYMassachusetts: #242 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,673 girlsMARhode Island: #171 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,044 girlsRIOregon: 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: #197 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,037 girlsSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedIAIndiana: #391 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,851 girlsINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #355 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 5,824 girlsPANew Jersey: #338 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,124 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #354 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,911 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: #306 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,633 girlsMOKentucky: #433 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,505 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedWVVirginia: #172 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 980 girlsVAMaryland: #226 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,993 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedKSArkansas: #390 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,899 girlsARTennessee: #381 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,696 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #204 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,287 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #238 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,820 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #472 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,441 girlsOKLouisiana: #107 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 418 girlsLAMississippi: #141 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 625 girlsMSAlabama: #209 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,185 girlsALGeorgia: #236 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,548 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedHITexas: #148 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 632 girlsTXFlorida: #271 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,685 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Louisiana#107 · 1 in 418
  2. Mississippi#141 · 1 in 625
  3. Texas#148 · 1 in 632
  4. Rhode Island#171 · 1 in 1,044
  5. Virginia#172 · 1 in 980

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Louisiana#107521 in 418
Mississippi#141351 in 625
Texas#148821 in 632
Rhode Island#17151 in 1,044
Virginia#172281 in 980
North Dakota#17971 in 1,016
South Dakota#19761 in 1,037
North Carolina#204281 in 1,287
Alabama#209261 in 1,185
Maryland#22671 in 1,993
Georgia#236241 in 1,548
South Carolina#238131 in 1,820
Massachusetts#242131 in 2,673
Florida#27161 in 1,685
Wisconsin#27681 in 2,851
Minnesota#29081 in 2,671
Missouri#306111 in 2,633
New Jersey#33851 in 6,124
California#35481 in 2,911
Pennsylvania#355161 in 5,824
Tennessee#38171 in 3,696
Illinois#383121 in 4,746
Arkansas#39071 in 2,899
Indiana#39151 in 4,851
Kentucky#43361 in 4,505
New York#438121 in 7,956
Oklahoma#47251 in 4,441
Alaska
Arizona
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Michigan
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
Ohio
Oregon
Utah
Vermont
Washington
West Virginia
Wyoming

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 1919

girls
#295
471 births · 1 in 2,399 girls

Top girls' names in 1919

  1. #1Mary65,836
  2. #2Helen33,706
  3. #3Dorothy31,733
  4. #4Margaret26,238
  5. #5Ruth24,562
  6. #6Mildred17,300
  7. #7Virginia15,636
  8. #8Elizabeth15,287
  9. #9Frances15,106
  10. #10Anna14,498
  11. #295Olivia471
More about 1919

girls

1,130,117 girls got a published name in 1919; 1 in 2,399 of them was named Olivia, which outranked 94.7% of the 5,559 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Olivia
  1. #292Gracie479
  2. #293Cecile478
  3. #294Annabelle472
  4. #295Olivia471
  5. #296Frankie469
  6. #297Myra461
  7. #298Odessa457
Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. 851Gregoria#1,805#954
  2. 443Concha#1,333#890
  3. 390Arlena#1,299#909
  4. 353Marina#1,255#902
  5. 333Roselle#1,333#1,000
Fallers
  1. 1,019Liberty#585#1,604
  2. 840Victory#809#1,649
  3. 567Karen#960#1,527
  4. 404Zena#989#1,393
  5. 359Malvina#989#1,348

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

See the top 100 for 1919