Vail vs Olivia

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

Name A

Vail

Girl name · Rank #4904

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Name B

Olivia

Girl name · Rank #1

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Metric Vail Olivia
Current Rank #4904 #1
Total Births (all years) 415 553,664
Peak Year 2018 2014
Peak Year Births 53 19,836
Peak Decade 2010ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1952 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Vail Olivia
1880ss — 618
1890ss — 1,099
1900ss — 1,575
1910ss — 3,545
1920ss — 4,982
1930ss — 3,922
1940ss — 7,201
1950ss 5 6,100
1960ss — 4,015
1970ss 5 7,849
1980ss — 14,061
1990ss 6 75,913
2000ss 36 156,048
2010ss 235 184,528
2020ss 128 82,208

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Vail Olivia
2014 6 19,836
2015 48 19,726
2016 48 19,409
2017 35 18,777
2018 53 18,055
2019 30 18,569
2020 34 17,682
2021 34 17,841
2022 21 16,654
2023 12 15,313
2024 27 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, 1952–2024.

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