Otha vs Olivia

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

Name A

Otha

Boy name

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Name B

Olivia

Girl name · Rank #1

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Otha Olivia
Current Rank Unranked #1
Total Births (all years) 6,386 553,664
Peak Year 1920 2014
Peak Year Births 140 19,836
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Otha Olivia
1880ss 73 618
1890ss 146 1,099
1900ss 222 1,575
1910ss 839 3,545
1920ss 1,172 4,982
1930ss 946 3,922
1940ss 961 7,201
1950ss 852 6,100
1960ss 493 4,015
1970ss 298 7,849
1980ss 192 14,061
1990ss 116 75,913
2000ss 59 156,048
2010ss 17 184,528
2020ss — 82,208

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Otha Olivia
2014 5 19,836
2015 — 19,726
2016 — 19,409
2017 — 18,777
2018 7 18,055
2019 — 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, 1880–2018.

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