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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201976peak #1, 2019girls
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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 1976

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedAKMaine: #201 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,128 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedNHWashington: #167 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 802 girlsWAIdaho: #149 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 648 girlsIDMontana: #128 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 522 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #418 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,009 girlsMNIllinois: #211 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 1,185 girlsILWisconsin: #507 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,487 girlsWIMichigan: #283 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,943 girlsMINew York: #330 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 1,967 girlsNYMassachusetts: #334 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,381 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedRIOregon: #209 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,148 girlsORNevada: #100 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 356 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedSDIowa: #323 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,509 girlsIAIndiana: #224 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,299 girlsINOhio: #266 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,643 girlsOHPennsylvania: #235 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,464 girlsPANew Jersey: #345 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,201 girlsNJConnecticut: #340 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,285 girlsCTCalifornia: #122 for girls · 247 births · 1 in 582 girlsCAUtah: #173 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 813 girlsUTColorado: #153 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 705 girlsCONebraska: #199 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,050 girlsNEMissouri: #250 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,475 girlsMOKentucky: #142 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 669 girlsKYWest Virginia: #252 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,448 girlsWVVirginia: #176 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 867 girlsVAMaryland: #289 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,745 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Olivia, so not publishedDEArizona: #120 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 545 girlsAZNew Mexico: #70 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 284 girlsNMKansas: #208 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,001 girlsKSArkansas: #204 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 953 girlsARTennessee: #157 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 770 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #196 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 914 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #245 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,207 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #264 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,163 girlsDCOklahoma: #409 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,674 girlsOKLouisiana: #225 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,084 girlsLAMississippi: #177 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 723 girlsMSAlabama: #217 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,024 girlsALGeorgia: #157 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 753 girlsGAHawaii: #198 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 662 girlsHITexas: #170 for girls · 116 births · 1 in 834 girlsTXFlorida: #193 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 953 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#70 · 1 in 284
  2. Nevada#100 · 1 in 356
  3. Arizona#120 · 1 in 545
  4. California#122 · 1 in 582
  5. Montana#128 · 1 in 522

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#70271 in 284
Nevada#10081 in 356
Arizona#120281 in 545
California#1222471 in 582
Montana#12881 in 522
Kentucky#142351 in 669
Idaho#14991 in 648
Colorado#153231 in 705
Georgia#157411 in 753
Tennessee#157341 in 770
Washington#167261 in 802
Texas#1701161 in 834
Utah#173171 in 813
Virginia#176311 in 867
Mississippi#177211 in 723
Florida#193431 in 953
North Carolina#196351 in 914
Hawaii#19871 in 662
Nebraska#19991 in 1,050
Maine#20151 in 1,128
Arkansas#204131 in 953
Kansas#208131 in 1,001
Oregon#209121 in 1,148
Illinois#211591 in 1,185
Alabama#217211 in 1,024
Indiana#224261 in 1,299
Louisiana#225241 in 1,084
Pennsylvania#235441 in 1,464
South Carolina#245141 in 1,207
Missouri#250201 in 1,475
West Virginia#25281 in 1,448
District of Columbia#26451 in 1,163
Ohio#266411 in 1,643
Michigan#283281 in 1,943
Maryland#289101 in 1,745
Iowa#32371 in 2,509
New York#330511 in 1,967
Massachusetts#334121 in 2,381
Connecticut#34061 in 2,285
New Jersey#345161 in 2,201
Oklahoma#40961 in 2,674
Minnesota#41861 in 4,009
Wisconsin#50751 in 5,487
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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
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 1976

girls
#196
1,232 births · 1 in 1,189 girls
boys
#4,935
6 births · 1 in 261,501 boys

Top girls' names in 1976

  1. #1Jennifer59,473
  2. #2Amy31,339
  3. #3Melissa25,094
  4. #4Heather24,192
  5. #5Angela22,038
  6. #6Michelle19,550
  7. #7Kimberly18,962
  8. #8Jessica18,368
  9. #9Lisa17,346
  10. #10Amanda15,588
  11. #196Olivia1,232

Top boys' names in 1976

  1. #1Michael66,915
  2. #2Jason52,643
  3. #3Christopher45,190
  4. #4David39,265
  5. #5James38,294
  6. #6John33,976
  7. #7Robert33,789
  8. #8Brian30,517
  9. #9Matthew29,951
  10. #10Daniel24,702
  11. #4,935Olivia6
More about 1976

girls

1,465,099 girls got a published name in 1976; 1 in 1,189 of them was named Olivia, which outranked 98.2% of the 10,913 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Olivia
  1. #193Yvonne1,291
  2. #194Shelley1,275
  3. #195Kim1,248
  4. #196Olivia1,232
  5. #197Caroline1,224
  6. #198Gretchen1,223
  7. #199Melody1,215
Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,548Rhiannon#4,141 → #593
  2. ↑ 3,533Mackenzie#4,370 → #837
  3. ↑ 3,060Khalilah#3,774 → #714
  4. ↑ 1,663Kenisha#2,612 → #949
  5. ↑ 1,455Latoria#2,411 → #956
Fallers
  1. ↓ 821Nyree#926 → #1,747
  2. ↓ 668Syreeta#778 → #1,446
  3. ↓ 505Cher#994 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 398Kandice#957 → #1,355
  5. ↓ 370Racquel#973 → #1,343

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

boys

1,569,007 boys got a published name in 1976; 1 in 261,501 of them was named Olivia, which outranked 24.0% of the 6,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Olivia
  1. #4,418Zed7
  2. #4,418Zenon7
  3. #4,418Zion7
  4. #4,935Olivia6
  5. #4,935Aarin6
  6. #4,935Abayomi6
  7. #4,935Abdallah6
  8. #5,587Abdulla5
  9. #5,587Abdur5
  10. #5,587Abiel5

Tied with 651 names at #4,935; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1975
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,506Seneca#4,309 → #803
  2. ↑ 1,165Jameel#2,134 → #969
  3. ↑ 712Delvin#1,658 → #946
  4. ↑ 567Jerimy#1,530 → #963
  5. ↑ 510Jamaal#1,042 → #532
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,113Santino#1,000 → #2,113
  2. ↓ 511Carnell#900 → #1,411
  3. ↓ 453Nakia#337 → #790
  4. ↓ 395Charlton#938 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 376Benjiman#970 → #1,346

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

See the top 100 for 1976 →