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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | |
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 1936
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Arizona#111 · 1 in 363
- Texas#116 · 1 in 508
- New Mexico#118 · 1 in 442
- Louisiana#199 · 1 in 890
- Alabama#204 · 1 in 1,012
Best ever in a state: #1 in Delaware, 2004.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | #111 | 11 | 1 in 363 |
| Texas | #116 | 108 | 1 in 508 |
| New Mexico | #118 | 11 | 1 in 442 |
| Louisiana | #199 | 23 | 1 in 890 |
| Alabama | #204 | 28 | 1 in 1,012 |
| North Carolina | #211 | 27 | 1 in 1,320 |
| Maryland | #229 | 6 | 1 in 1,852 |
| Virginia | #242 | 12 | 1 in 1,894 |
| California | #245 | 24 | 1 in 1,534 |
| Georgia | #252 | 19 | 1 in 1,546 |
| Florida | #257 | 9 | 1 in 1,399 |
| Ohio | #345 | 11 | 1 in 4,264 |
| South Carolina | #358 | 6 | 1 in 3,328 |
| Pennsylvania | #363 | 14 | 1 in 5,075 |
| Mississippi | #403 | 6 | 1 in 3,548 |
| Arkansas | #413 | 5 | 1 in 3,460 |
| Tennessee | #434 | 5 | 1 in 5,283 |
| Missouri | #437 | 5 | 1 in 5,166 |
| New York | #498 | 9 | 1 in 9,100 |
| Illinois | #513 | 6 | 1 in 8,423 |
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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
| 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 1936
girls
#310
381 births · 1 in 2,731 girls
Top girls' names in 1936
More about 1936
girls
1,040,390 girls got a published name in 1936; 1 in 2,731 of them was named Olivia, which outranked 93.6% of the 4,856 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Olivia
- #307Betsy384
- #307Lynn384
- #309Bernadette382
- #310Olivia381
- #310Dianne381
- #312Isabel376
- #312Ola376
- #312Rhoda376
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
Fallers
- ↓ 1,028Norita#713 → #1,741
- ↓ 506Vernetta#974 → #1,480
- ↓ 461Ozella#984 → #1,445
- ↓ 400Shirleyann#896 → #1,296
- ↓ 342Idell#925 → #1,267
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.