Tekla vs Olivia

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

Name A

Tekla

Girl name

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Name B

Olivia

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Metric Tekla Olivia
Current Rank Unranked #1
Total Births (all years) 461 553,664
Peak Year 1916 2014
Peak Year Births 16 19,836
Peak Decade 1910ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1889 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Tekla Olivia
1880ss 7 618
1890ss 44 1,099
1900ss 18 1,575
1910ss 103 3,545
1920ss 31 4,982
1930ss 17 3,922
1940ss 48 7,201
1950ss 21 6,100
1960ss 43 4,015
1970ss 39 7,849
1980ss 33 14,061
1990ss 5 75,913
2000ss 19 156,048
2010ss 12 184,528
2020ss 21 82,208

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Tekla Olivia
2014 — 19,836
2015 — 19,726
2016 — 19,409
2017 5 18,777
2018 — 18,055
2019 7 18,569
2020 5 17,682
2021 9 17,841
2022 7 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, 1889–2022.

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