Welby vs Olivia

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

Name A

Welby

Boy name

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Name B

Olivia

Girl name · Rank #1

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Welby Olivia
Current Rank Unranked #1
Total Births (all years) 372 553,664
Peak Year 1921 2014
Peak Year Births 17 19,836
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1893 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Welby Olivia
1880ss — 618
1890ss 6 1,099
1900ss 10 1,575
1910ss 85 3,545
1920ss 90 4,982
1930ss 66 3,922
1940ss 41 7,201
1950ss 15 6,100
1960ss 6 4,015
1970ss 28 7,849
1980ss 7 14,061
1990ss 18 75,913
2000ss — 156,048
2010ss — 184,528
2020ss — 82,208

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Welby Olivia
2014 — 19,836
2015 — 19,726
2016 — 19,409
2017 — 18,777
2018 — 18,055
2019 — 18,569
2020 — 17,682
2021 — 17,841
2022 — 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, 1893–1997.

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