Promise vs Olivia

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

Name A

Promise

Girl name · Rank #820

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Name B

Olivia

Girl name · Rank #1

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Metric Promise Olivia
Current Rank #820 #1
Total Births (all years) 6,426 567,345
Peak Year 2023 2014
Peak Year Births 395 19,840
Peak Decade 2010s 2010s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1975 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Promise Olivia
1880s - 618
1890s - 1,099
1900s - 1,575
1910s - 3,545
1920s - 4,982
1930s - 3,922
1940s - 7,201
1950s - 6,100
1960s - 4,016
1970s 49 7,846
1980s 143 14,060
1990s 372 75,913
2000s 1,296 156,054
2010s 2,430 184,561
2020s 2,136 95,853

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Promise Olivia
2014 249 19,840
2015 246 19,729
2016 215 19,414
2017 242 18,778
2018 295 18,061
2019 320 18,577
2020 319 17,691
2021 390 17,847
2022 365 16,670
2023 395 15,329
2024 337 14,772
2025 330 13,544

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, 1975–2025.

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