Else vs Olivia

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

Name A

Else

Girl name

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Name B

Olivia

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Else Olivia
Current Rank Unranked #1
Total Births (all years) 514 553,664
Peak Year 1932 2014
Peak Year Births 14 19,836
Peak Decade 1930ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1884 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Else Olivia
1880ss 15 618
1890ss 65 1,099
1900ss 24 1,575
1910ss 59 3,545
1920ss 78 4,982
1930ss 83 3,922
1940ss 13 7,201
1950ss 17 6,100
1960ss 11 4,015
1970ss 11 7,849
1980ss — 14,061
1990ss 14 75,913
2000ss 67 156,048
2010ss 52 184,528
2020ss 5 82,208

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Else Olivia
2014 — 19,836
2015 — 19,726
2016 — 19,409
2017 6 18,777
2018 7 18,055
2019 5 18,569
2020 5 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, 1884–2020.

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