Ima vs Olivia

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

Name A

Ima

Girl name

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Name B

Olivia

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Ima Olivia
Current Rank Unranked #1
Total Births (all years) 6,799 553,664
Peak Year 1927 2014
Peak Year Births 232 19,836
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1886 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ima Olivia
1880ss 30 618
1890ss 264 1,099
1900ss 400 1,575
1910ss 988 3,545
1920ss 1,939 4,982
1930ss 1,817 3,922
1940ss 827 7,201
1950ss 302 6,100
1960ss 114 4,015
1970ss 42 7,849
1980ss 30 14,061
1990ss 7 75,913
2000ss 13 156,048
2010ss 20 184,528
2020ss 6 82,208

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ima Olivia
2014 — 19,836
2015 — 19,726
2016 — 19,409
2017 — 18,777
2018 8 18,055
2019 — 18,569
2020 6 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, 1886–2020.

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