Newell vs Olivia

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

Name A

Newell

Boy name

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Name B

Olivia

Girl name · Rank #1

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Metric Newell Olivia
Current Rank Unranked #1
Total Births (all years) 3,239 553,664
Peak Year 1916 2014
Peak Year Births 96 19,836
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1881 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Newell Olivia
1880ss 62 618
1890ss 68 1,099
1900ss 95 1,575
1910ss 608 3,545
1920ss 704 4,982
1930ss 513 3,922
1940ss 459 7,201
1950ss 311 6,100
1960ss 163 4,015
1970ss 112 7,849
1980ss 54 14,061
1990ss 51 75,913
2000ss 15 156,048
2010ss 24 184,528
2020ss — 82,208

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Newell Olivia
2014 5 19,836
2015 — 19,726
2016 — 19,409
2017 — 18,777
2018 5 18,055
2019 9 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, 1881–2019.

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