Beecher vs Olivia

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

Name A

Beecher

Boy name

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Name B

Olivia

Girl name · Rank #1

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Metric Beecher Olivia
Current Rank Unranked #1
Total Births (all years) 1,019 553,664
Peak Year 1921 2014
Peak Year Births 36 19,836
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1884 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Beecher Olivia
1880ss 17 618
1890ss 15 1,099
1900ss 35 1,575
1910ss 201 3,545
1920ss 251 4,982
1930ss 170 3,922
1940ss 142 7,201
1950ss 90 6,100
1960ss 50 4,015
1970ss 24 7,849
1980ss — 14,061
1990ss 6 75,913
2000ss 13 156,048
2010ss — 184,528
2020ss 5 82,208

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Beecher Olivia
2014 — 19,836
2015 — 19,726
2016 — 19,409
2017 — 18,777
2018 — 18,055
2019 — 18,569
2020 — 17,682
2021 — 17,841
2022 5 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, 1884–2022.

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