Hervey vs Olivia

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

Name A

Hervey

Boy name

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Name B

Olivia

Girl name · Rank #1

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Hervey Olivia
Current Rank Unranked #1
Total Births (all years) 1,125 553,664
Peak Year 1917 2014
Peak Year Births 30 19,836
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Hervey Olivia
1880ss 29 618
1890ss 29 1,099
1900ss 5 1,575
1910ss 170 3,545
1920ss 228 4,982
1930ss 159 3,922
1940ss 149 7,201
1950ss 91 6,100
1960ss 63 4,015
1970ss 39 7,849
1980ss 53 14,061
1990ss 46 75,913
2000ss 47 156,048
2010ss 17 184,528
2020ss — 82,208

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Hervey Olivia
2014 — 19,836
2015 5 19,726
2016 — 19,409
2017 6 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, 1880–2017.

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