Olympia

Girl name

Olympia has been given to 3,644 babies in the U.S. since 1897. It peaked in 1981.

Meaning & origin /əˈlɪmpi.ə/

From Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπία (Olumpía), from Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos, “Olympus”).

Origin: Ancient Greek

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

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Total babies

3,644

Peak year

1981 (104 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1897

10-year trend

▲ +110%

Gender split

All girls

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

3,634 babies since 1963

3,613 babies since 1908

3,682 babies since 1916

3,703 babies since 1936

3,712 babies since 1912

3,567 babies since 1934

3,730 babies since 1951

3,546 babies since 1909

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