Aalyah vs Olivia

Side-by-side comparison of Aalyah and Olivia — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Aalyah

Girl name · Rank #7412

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Name B

Olivia

Girl name · Rank #1

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Metric Aalyah Olivia
Current Rank #7412 #1
Total Births (all years) 730 553,664
Peak Year 2002 2014
Peak Year Births 51 19,836
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1994 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Aalyah Olivia
1880ss — 618
1890ss — 1,099
1900ss — 1,575
1910ss — 3,545
1920ss — 4,982
1930ss — 3,922
1940ss — 7,201
1950ss — 6,100
1960ss — 4,015
1970ss — 7,849
1980ss — 14,061
1990ss 83 75,913
2000ss 375 156,048
2010ss 200 184,528
2020ss 72 82,208

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Aalyah Olivia
2014 17 19,836
2015 23 19,726
2016 15 19,409
2017 12 18,777
2018 11 18,055
2019 7 18,569
2020 15 17,682
2021 16 17,841
2022 13 16,654
2023 13 15,313
2024 15 14,718

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1994–2024.

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