Byron vs Olivia

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

Name A

Byron

Boy name · Rank #882

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Name B

Olivia

Girl name · Rank #1

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Metric Byron Olivia
Current Rank #882 #1
Total Births (all years) 82,006 553,664
Peak Year 1964 2014
Peak Year Births 1,284 19,836
Peak Decade 1960ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Byron Olivia
1880ss 498 618
1890ss 547 1,099
1900ss 616 1,575
1910ss 3,518 3,545
1920ss 5,505 4,982
1930ss 4,823 3,922
1940ss 6,531 7,201
1950ss 10,531 6,100
1960ss 12,122 4,015
1970ss 9,445 7,849
1980ss 9,655 14,061
1990ss 7,032 75,913
2000ss 5,337 156,048
2010ss 4,386 184,528
2020ss 1,460 82,208

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Byron Olivia
2014 401 19,836
2015 457 19,726
2016 385 19,409
2017 399 18,777
2018 324 18,055
2019 347 18,569
2020 294 17,682
2021 339 17,841
2022 264 16,654
2023 291 15,313
2024 272 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, 1880–2024.

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