Margareta vs Olivia

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

Name A

Margareta

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Name B

Olivia

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Metric Margareta Olivia
Current Rank Unranked #1
Total Births (all years) 494 553,664
Peak Year 1927 2014
Peak Year Births 17 19,836
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1898 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Margareta Olivia
1880ss — 618
1890ss 6 1,099
1900ss — 1,575
1910ss 62 3,545
1920ss 98 4,982
1930ss 55 3,922
1940ss 43 7,201
1950ss 67 6,100
1960ss 84 4,015
1970ss 43 7,849
1980ss 5 14,061
1990ss 7 75,913
2000ss 6 156,048
2010ss 10 184,528
2020ss 8 82,208

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Margareta Olivia
2014 — 19,836
2015 — 19,726
2016 — 19,409
2017 — 18,777
2018 5 18,055
2019 — 18,569
2020 — 17,682
2021 8 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, 1898–2021.

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