Girls' name · since 1886

Olivette

788 babies named Olivette in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#8,832 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,993 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
788
born since 1886
1920s
peak decade

Yes -- Olivette is the #4993 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 788 recorded since 1886.

Social Security Administration records show Olivette recorded 788 times among girls since 1886, holding rank #4993 nationally today, ahead of 71% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 2025.

  • #8,832 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #4,993 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 788 born since 1886
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olivette ranks #8,832 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,993 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 788 born since 1886, peaking in the 1920s.

#8,832 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,993 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
788
born since 1886
1920s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%71.1%
Olivette vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Olivette's 788 recorded births place it above 87.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

5 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New Hampshire.

How Olivette compares

788 Top 36% higher than 64% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Olivette's all-time total is 110% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Olivette Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 788 376 567,345
Peak-year births 30 21 19,840

Olivette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Olivette's full recorded timeline at 1930, 39% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 61% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1886, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 30 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Olivette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1920)
30
Annual births at peak, across 140 years of records
010203040 188619021912192119301944195620172025 26

Olivette by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (191 births, 24% of the file).

1920s was Olivette's strongest decade.

191 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.

Olivette births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 191 births (24% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Olivette compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Olivette's total volume

Olivette vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -58, 7.6%-19, 9%-33, 8%-41, 7.4%-84, 3.8%-26, 10.4%-40, 6.2%-30, 5.7%-43, 5.4%-28, 6%-46, 6%-26, 12.9%-43, 5.7%-35, 5.7%-26, 15.1%Olivette-140, 3.8%Olivette
Olivette vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Olivette by state

Where Olivette concentrates geographically, total births since 1886

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Olivette
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New Hampshire
33 4.2%
#2 Massachusetts
11 1.4%
#3 Alabama
7 0.9%
#4 Missouri
5 0.6%
#5 Texas
5 0.6%
New Hampshire share of Olivette's total US births 4.2%
Even split

33 of 788 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Olivette?
Since 1886, Social Security records show 788 babies named Olivette. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #8,832 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #4,993 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1920, with 30 births.
Where does Olivette sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Olivette ranks #8,832 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,993 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Olivette most popular?
Olivette was most popular in the 1920s decade with 191 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Olivette most popular?
The top states for the name Olivette are New Hampshire (33 births), Massachusetts (11 births), Alabama (7 births).
How long has the name Olivette been used?
The SSA has tracked Olivette since 1886 -- 140 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Olivette?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Olivia, Olive, Oliva, Olinda, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Olivette's data

  • Olivette's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (191 total births) through the 2020s (81) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New Hampshire records the most Olivettes (33 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Hampshire names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Olivette

Nearby Names Like Olivette

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Olivette

Names with a similar popularity rank to Olivette

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Olivette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1886–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Olivette draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.