Recorded 1882–2022 Girls' name Peak 1921 1,945 births

Olevia — girls' name

1,945 babies named Olevia in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s591890s1331900s1801910s3411920s4141930s2491940s1741950s1311960s761970s191980s131990s432000s622010s452020s6
1920s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Olevia was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

50 babies were named Olevia in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Olevia

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,945 babies named Olevia between 1882 and 2022, spanning 141 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Olevia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 50 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Olevia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 414 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Olevia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 491 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Mississippi and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Olevia in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Olevia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,945 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Olevia at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

1,945

Since 1882

141 years of records

Peak year

1921

50 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1882

Recorded for 141 years

Last year on file: 2022

Olevia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1882

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1921)
50
Annual births at peak — across 141 years of records
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Olevia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
414 births that decade — 21% of Olevia's all-time total
1880s591890s1331900s1801910s3411920s4141930s2491940s1741950s1311960s761970s191980s131990s432000s622010s452020s6

Olevia by state

Where Olevia concentrates geographically — total births since 1882

Regionally concentrated
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Olevia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
491 25.2%
#2 Mississippi
150 7.7%
#3 Texas
114 5.9%
#4 Arkansas
26 1.3%
#5 Missouri
10 0.5%
#6 Alabama
6 0.3%
Louisiana share of Olevia's total US births 25.2%
Even split

491 of 1,945 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Olevia?
1,945 babies have been named Olevia since 1882. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1921 with 50 births.
When was Olevia most popular?
Olevia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 414 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Olevia most popular?
The top states for the name Olevia are Louisiana (491 births), Mississippi (150 births), Texas (114 births).
How long has the name Olevia been used?
Olevia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 141 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Olevia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Oleta, Olene, Oletha, Olena, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1882–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.