Buford vs Olivia

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

Name A

Buford

Boy name

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Name B

Olivia

Girl name · Rank #1

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Metric Buford Olivia
Current Rank Unranked #1
Total Births (all years) 10,848 553,664
Peak Year 1921 2014
Peak Year Births 334 19,836
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Buford Olivia
1880ss 69 618
1890ss 156 1,099
1900ss 277 1,575
1910ss 1,737 3,545
1920ss 2,759 4,982
1930ss 1,935 3,922
1940ss 1,652 7,201
1950ss 963 6,100
1960ss 587 4,015
1970ss 375 7,849
1980ss 203 14,061
1990ss 88 75,913
2000ss 32 156,048
2010ss 10 184,528
2020ss 5 82,208

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Buford Olivia
2014 — 19,836
2015 — 19,726
2016 5 19,409
2017 — 18,777
2018 — 18,055
2019 — 18,569
2020 — 17,682
2021 — 17,841
2022 — 16,654
2023 5 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, 1880–2023.

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