Helga vs Olivia

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

Name A

Helga

Girl name

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Name B

Olivia

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Metric Helga Olivia
Current Rank Unranked #1
Total Births (all years) 2,208 553,664
Peak Year 1961 2014
Peak Year Births 54 19,836
Peak Decade 1960ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1882 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Helga Olivia
1880ss 71 618
1890ss 217 1,099
1900ss 167 1,575
1910ss 324 3,545
1920ss 231 4,982
1930ss 222 3,922
1940ss 145 7,201
1950ss 282 6,100
1960ss 338 4,015
1970ss 161 7,849
1980ss 29 14,061
1990ss 16 75,913
2000ss — 156,048
2010ss — 184,528
2020ss 5 82,208

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Helga Olivia
2014 — 19,836
2015 — 19,726
2016 — 19,409
2017 — 18,777
2018 — 18,055
2019 — 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, 1882–2020.

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