Dee vs Olivia

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

Name A

Dee

Girl name

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Name B

Olivia

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Metric Dee Olivia
Current Rank Unranked #1
Total Births (all years) 15,831 553,664
Peak Year 1961 2014
Peak Year Births 623 19,836
Peak Decade 1960ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Dee Olivia
1880ss 86 618
1890ss 86 1,099
1900ss 126 1,575
1910ss 302 3,545
1920ss 401 4,982
1930ss 836 3,922
1940ss 2,547 7,201
1950ss 4,327 6,100
1960ss 4,827 4,015
1970ss 1,585 7,849
1980ss 509 14,061
1990ss 158 75,913
2000ss 29 156,048
2010ss 12 184,528
2020ss — 82,208

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dee 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 — 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, 1880–2012.

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