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Olivia

Used in both girl and boy records

Olivia appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Olivia by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDOlivia as a girl’s nameUS records 1880–2024
#63girl rank2014peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDOlivia as a boy’s nameUS records 1923–2024
#5185boy rank2004peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Olivia in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl201419,823 uses#120191880–2020141 listed years
Boy200473 uses#173120041923–202057 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.

Origin of the spelling

Origin & meaning

OriginEnglish name with Latin and literary associations
MeaningOften associated with Latin oliva, “olive.”

Olivia is the spelling used by Shakespeare for a character in Twelfth Night. Reference works connect it with the Latin word oliva and also note possible links with Oliva or Oliver, so the precise route is best treated as open rather than settled.

The name has been used in the English-speaking world since the 18th century and gained broad popularity in the later 20th century.

Related forms

OlivaOliverLivia

Reviewed 2026-08-15 · Sources