Olive vs Olivia

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

Name A

Olive

Girl name · Rank #170

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Name B

Olivia

Girl name · Rank #1

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Metric Olive Olivia
Current Rank #170 #1
Total Births (all years) 65,312 553,664
Peak Year 2022 2014
Peak Year Births 1,836 19,836
Peak Decade 1910ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Olive Olivia
1880ss 3,456 618
1890ss 5,713 1,099
1900ss 6,027 1,575
1910ss 12,355 3,545
1920ss 10,889 4,982
1930ss 3,541 3,922
1940ss 1,444 7,201
1950ss 617 6,100
1960ss 257 4,015
1970ss 122 7,849
1980ss 94 14,061
1990ss 141 75,913
2000ss 1,562 156,048
2010ss 10,705 184,528
2020ss 8,389 82,208

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Olive Olivia
2014 1,152 19,836
2015 1,212 19,726
2016 1,162 19,409
2017 1,252 18,777
2018 1,232 18,055
2019 1,434 18,569
2020 1,491 17,682
2021 1,635 17,841
2022 1,836 16,654
2023 1,649 15,313
2024 1,778 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, 1880–2024.

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