Contessa vs Olivia

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

Name A

Contessa

Girl name

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Name B

Olivia

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Metric Contessa Olivia
Current Rank Unranked #1
Total Births (all years) 2,040 553,664
Peak Year 1983 2014
Peak Year Births 130 19,836
Peak Decade 1980ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1957 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Contessa Olivia
1880ss — 618
1890ss — 1,099
1900ss — 1,575
1910ss — 3,545
1920ss — 4,982
1930ss — 3,922
1940ss — 7,201
1950ss 22 6,100
1960ss 84 4,015
1970ss 505 7,849
1980ss 632 14,061
1990ss 300 75,913
2000ss 290 156,048
2010ss 177 184,528
2020ss 30 82,208

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Contessa Olivia
2014 20 19,836
2015 17 19,726
2016 17 19,409
2017 7 18,777
2018 6 18,055
2019 5 18,569
2020 6 17,682
2021 11 17,841
2022 — 16,654
2023 13 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, 1957–2023.

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