Heyward vs Olivia

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

Name A

Heyward

Boy name

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Name B

Olivia

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Metric Heyward Olivia
Current Rank Unranked #1
Total Births (all years) 2,018 567,345
Peak Year 1928 2014
Peak Year Births 43 19,840
Peak Decade 1920s 2010s
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1896 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Heyward Olivia
1880s - 618
1890s 11 1,099
1900s 45 1,575
1910s 196 3,545
1920s 343 4,982
1930s 330 3,922
1940s 316 7,201
1950s 301 6,100
1960s 195 4,016
1970s 109 7,846
1980s 86 14,060
1990s 35 75,913
2000s 5 156,054
2010s 32 184,561
2020s 14 95,853

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Heyward Olivia
2014 - 19,840
2015 8 19,729
2016 - 19,414
2017 5 18,778
2018 - 18,061
2019 - 18,577
2020 9 17,691
2021 - 17,847
2022 - 16,670
2023 5 15,329
2024 - 14,772
2025 - 13,544

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, 1896–2023.

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