Flora vs Olivia

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

Name A

Flora

Girl name · Rank #647

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Name B

Olivia

Girl name · Rank #1

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Metric Flora Olivia
Current Rank #647 #1
Total Births (all years) 70,483 553,664
Peak Year 1920 2014
Peak Year Births 1,566 19,836
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Flora Olivia
1880ss 4,195 618
1890ss 5,442 1,099
1900ss 6,015 1,575
1910ss 11,761 3,545
1920ss 13,962 4,982
1930ss 8,727 3,922
1940ss 6,179 7,201
1950ss 4,411 6,100
1960ss 2,277 4,015
1970ss 1,139 7,849
1980ss 829 14,061
1990ss 718 75,913
2000ss 1,008 156,048
2010ss 1,800 184,528
2020ss 2,020 82,208

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Flora Olivia
2014 170 19,836
2015 177 19,726
2016 195 19,409
2017 226 18,777
2018 244 18,055
2019 280 18,569
2020 279 17,682
2021 460 17,841
2022 402 16,654
2023 427 15,313
2024 452 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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