Dryden vs Olivia

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

Name A

Dryden

Boy name

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Name B

Olivia

Girl name · Rank #1

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Dryden Olivia
Current Rank Unranked #1
Total Births (all years) 456 553,664
Peak Year 2007 2014
Peak Year Births 31 19,836
Peak Decade 2000ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1992 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Dryden Olivia
1880ss — 618
1890ss — 1,099
1900ss — 1,575
1910ss — 3,545
1920ss — 4,982
1930ss — 3,922
1940ss — 7,201
1950ss — 6,100
1960ss — 4,015
1970ss — 7,849
1980ss — 14,061
1990ss 71 75,913
2000ss 226 156,048
2010ss 139 184,528
2020ss 20 82,208

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Dryden Olivia
2014 17 19,836
2015 11 19,726
2016 10 19,409
2017 16 18,777
2018 9 18,055
2019 5 18,569
2020 5 17,682
2021 — 17,841
2022 9 16,654
2023 6 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, 1992–2023.

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