Bayard vs Olivia

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

Name A

Bayard

Boy name

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Name B

Olivia

Girl name · Rank #1

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Bayard Olivia
Current Rank Unranked #1
Total Births (all years) 922 553,664
Peak Year 1918 2014
Peak Year Births 32 19,836
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1882 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Bayard Olivia
1880ss 10 618
1890ss 5 1,099
1900ss 12 1,575
1910ss 171 3,545
1920ss 204 4,982
1930ss 110 3,922
1940ss 119 7,201
1950ss 103 6,100
1960ss 66 4,015
1970ss 35 7,849
1980ss 36 14,061
1990ss 18 75,913
2000ss — 156,048
2010ss 27 184,528
2020ss 6 82,208

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bayard Olivia
2014 5 19,836
2015 — 19,726
2016 — 19,409
2017 9 18,777
2018 — 18,055
2019 8 18,569
2020 6 17,682
2021 — 17,841
2022 — 16,654
2023 — 15,313
2024 — 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, 1882–2020.

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