Olivia

Girl name

Olivia has been given to 568,136 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2014 and currently ranks #1 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /əʊˈlɪvi.ə/

From Latin Olīva, an early saints’ name from olīva (“olive; olive branch”). First popularized by Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

Origin: Latin

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

568,136

Peak year

2014 (19,863 babies)

Rank in 2025

#1 for girls

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -31%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Olivia de Havilland

British actress (1916–2020)

Olivia Rodrigo

American singer and actress (born 2003)

Olivia Newton-John

British–Australian singer (1948–2022)

Olivia Wilde

American actress and film director (born 1984)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Olivia.

439,619 babies since 1880

417,454 babies since 1880

352,214 babies since 1880

310,610 babies since 1933

308,812 babies since 1881

256,954 babies since 1880

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