Ripken vs Olivia

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

Name A

Ripken

Boy name · Rank #3486

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Name B

Olivia

Girl name · Rank #1

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Metric Ripken Olivia
Current Rank #3486 #1
Total Births (all years) 403 553,664
Peak Year 2022 2014
Peak Year Births 47 19,836
Peak Decade 2020ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1997 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ripken Olivia
1880ss — 618
1890ss — 1,099
1900ss — 1,575
1910ss — 3,545
1920ss — 4,982
1930ss — 3,922
1940ss — 7,201
1950ss — 6,100
1960ss — 4,015
1970ss — 7,849
1980ss — 14,061
1990ss 11 75,913
2000ss 21 156,048
2010ss 168 184,528
2020ss 203 82,208

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ripken Olivia
2014 19 19,836
2015 15 19,726
2016 15 19,409
2017 18 18,777
2018 27 18,055
2019 28 18,569
2020 32 17,682
2021 45 17,841
2022 47 16,654
2023 46 15,313
2024 33 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, 1997–2024.

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