Maryland vs Olivia

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

Name A

Maryland

Girl name

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Name B

Olivia

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Metric Maryland Olivia
Current Rank Unranked #1
Total Births (all years) 983 553,664
Peak Year 1927 2014
Peak Year Births 33 19,836
Peak Decade 1940ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1901 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Maryland Olivia
1880ss — 618
1890ss — 1,099
1900ss 33 1,575
1910ss 91 3,545
1920ss 184 4,982
1930ss 157 3,922
1940ss 201 7,201
1950ss 137 6,100
1960ss 93 4,015
1970ss 51 7,849
1980ss 10 14,061
1990ss 5 75,913
2000ss 11 156,048
2010ss 5 184,528
2020ss 5 82,208

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Maryland Olivia
2014 — 19,836
2015 — 19,726
2016 5 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, 1901–2020.

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