Girls' name · since 1997
Oliwia
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 290 babies named Oliwia, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,221 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,462 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 290
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Oliwia is the #10462 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 290 recorded since 1997.
Oliwia has 290 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10462 as of the latest data, more common than 40% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2025.
- #16,221 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,462 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 290 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Oliwia ranks #16,221 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,462 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 290 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16,221 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,462 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 290
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Oliwia's 290 recorded births place it above 77.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
How Oliwia compares
290 44th percentile among 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
Oliwia's all-time total is 23% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Oliwia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 290 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 21 | 19,840 |
Oliwia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Oliwia's full recorded timeline at 2012, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1998, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Oliwia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Oliwia by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (130 births, 45% of the file).
2000s was Oliwia's strongest decade.
130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Oliwia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 12
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
130 births
- 2010s
2010s
99 births
- 2020s 49
2020s
49 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 130 births (45% of all-time use).
Oliwia by state
Where Oliwia concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 103 | 35.5% |
| #2 | New York | | 8 | 2.8% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 5 | 1.7% |
103 of 290 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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- Oliwia's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (130 total births) through the 2020s (49) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Illinois records the most Oliwias (103 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Oliwia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~28 yrs)
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, 1997–2025 (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 Oliwia 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.