Steel vs Olivia

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

Name A

Steel

Boy name · Rank #2649

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Name B

Olivia

Girl name · Rank #1

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Steel Olivia
Current Rank #2649 #1
Total Births (all years) 826 553,664
Peak Year 2021 2014
Peak Year Births 62 19,836
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1984 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Steel 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 10 14,061
1990ss 61 75,913
2000ss 162 156,048
2010ss 355 184,528
2020ss 238 82,208

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Steel Olivia
2014 35 19,836
2015 33 19,726
2016 52 19,409
2017 51 18,777
2018 41 18,055
2019 36 18,569
2020 46 17,682
2021 62 17,841
2022 48 16,654
2023 32 15,313
2024 50 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, 1984–2024.

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