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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201942peak #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 1942

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedAKMaine: #209 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,428 girlsMEVermont: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedMNIllinois: #333 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,525 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedWIMichigan: #315 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 3,716 girlsMINew York: #293 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,975 girlsNYMassachusetts: #333 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,410 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedRIOregon: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedINOhio: #374 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,705 girlsOHPennsylvania: #288 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 3,216 girlsPANew Jersey: #238 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,230 girlsNJConnecticut: #265 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,607 girlsCTCalifornia: #144 for girls · 89 births · 1 in 776 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedUTColorado: #211 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,239 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedNEMissouri: #299 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,941 girlsMOKentucky: #433 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,889 girlsKYWest Virginia: #371 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,112 girlsWVVirginia: #187 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,043 girlsVAMaryland: #185 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,180 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedDEArizona: #38 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 172 girlsAZNew Mexico: #87 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 292 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedKSArkansas: #309 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,263 girlsARTennessee: #223 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,424 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #168 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 822 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #223 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,322 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #193 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,229 girlsDCOklahoma: #268 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,854 girlsOKLouisiana: #326 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,189 girlsLAMississippi: #240 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,281 girlsMSAlabama: #204 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,067 girlsALGeorgia: #228 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 1,303 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedHITexas: #122 for girls · 121 births · 1 in 554 girlsTXFlorida: #187 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 889 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arizona#38 · 1 in 172
  2. New Mexico#87 · 1 in 292
  3. Texas#122 · 1 in 554
  4. California#144 · 1 in 776
  5. North Carolina#168 · 1 in 822

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arizona#38341 in 172
New Mexico#87201 in 292
Texas#1221211 in 554
California#144891 in 776
North Carolina#168511 in 822
Maryland#185151 in 1,180
Florida#187201 in 889
Virginia#187281 in 1,043
District of Columbia#19371 in 1,229
Alabama#204311 in 1,067
Maine#20951 in 1,428
Colorado#21181 in 1,239
South Carolina#223181 in 1,322
Tennessee#223221 in 1,424
Georgia#228271 in 1,303
New Jersey#238161 in 2,230
Mississippi#240191 in 1,281
Connecticut#26561 in 2,607
Oklahoma#268111 in 1,854
Pennsylvania#288281 in 3,216
New York#293381 in 2,975
Missouri#299111 in 2,941
Arkansas#30991 in 2,263
Michigan#315151 in 3,716
Louisiana#326121 in 2,189
Illinois#333201 in 3,525
Massachusetts#33371 in 5,410
West Virginia#37151 in 4,112
Ohio#374141 in 4,705
Kentucky#43361 in 4,889
Alaska
Delaware
Hawaii
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Minnesota
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
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 1942

girls
#252
742 births · 1 in 1,820 girls
boys
#3,212
6 births · 1 in 230,194 boys

Top girls' names in 1942

  1. #1Mary63,256
  2. #2Barbara44,739
  3. #3Patricia39,465
  4. #4Linda31,613
  5. #5Carol30,272
  6. #6Sandra24,994
  7. #7Judith24,792
  8. #8Nancy23,327
  9. #9Betty21,659
  10. #10Carolyn19,978
  11. #252Olivia742

Top boys' names in 1942

  1. #1James77,182
  2. #2Robert71,845
  3. #3John66,043
  4. #4William54,890
  5. #5Richard43,593
  6. #6David35,905
  7. #7Charles35,854
  8. #8Thomas31,100
  9. #9Ronald27,138
  10. #10Donald23,955
  11. #3,212Olivia6
More about 1942

girls

1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 1,820 of them was named Olivia, which outranked 95.3% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Olivia
  1. #249Erma754
  2. #250Eloise746
  3. #251Colleen745
  4. #252Olivia742
  5. #252Bettye742
  6. #254Jennie728
  7. #254Michele728
  8. #256Bettie724

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
  1. 3,567Michal#4,420#853
  2. 1,885Merrily#2,397#512
  3. 1,081Merrilee#1,954#873
  4. 783Jerrilyn#1,610#827
  5. 760Candace#1,418#658
Fallers
  1. 354Rebekah#924#1,278
  2. 350Leatha#830#1,180
  3. 307Nella#993#1,300
  4. 272Arla#934#1,206
  5. 262Vivien#735#997

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

boys

1,381,161 boys got a published name in 1942; 1 in 230,194 of them was named Olivia, which outranked 20.6% of the 4,044 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Olivia
  1. #2,940Yvon7
  2. #2,940Zeke7
  3. #2,940Zeno7
  4. #3,212Olivia6
  5. #3,212Able6
  6. #3,212Abran6
  7. #3,212Acey6
  8. #3,560Ab5
  9. #3,560Abby5
  10. #3,560Ac5

Tied with 347 names at #3,212; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
  1. 2,993Macarthur#3,505#512
  2. 1,546Mcarthur#1,903#357
  3. 655Collin#1,588#933
  4. 514Delmas#1,254#740
  5. 390Colin#713#323
Fallers
  1. 525Otho#971#1,496
  2. 440Florian#918#1,358
  3. 421Martha#960#1,381
  4. 407Watson#951#1,358
  5. 371Gaylen#987#1,358

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

See the top 100 for 1942