Bay vs Olivia

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

Name A

Bay

Girl name · Rank #7012

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Name B

Olivia

Girl name · Rank #1

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Metric Bay Olivia
Current Rank #7012 #1
Total Births (all years) 516 553,664
Peak Year 2014 2014
Peak Year Births 75 19,836
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1987 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bay 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 5 14,061
1990ss 34 75,913
2000ss 62 156,048
2010ss 357 184,528
2020ss 58 82,208

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bay Olivia
2014 75 19,836
2015 58 19,726
2016 33 19,409
2017 22 18,777
2018 17 18,055
2019 15 18,569
2020 12 17,682
2021 9 17,841
2022 12 16,654
2023 9 15,313
2024 16 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, 1987–2024.

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