Girls' name · since 1909
Ollive
Ollive has 12 recorded births since 1909 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1909 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #52,180 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1909
- 1900s
- peak decade
Ollive is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 12 have been recorded since 1909.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ollive has been recorded 12 times among girls since 1909, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1900s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 1924.
- #52,180 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 12 born since 1909
- 1900s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ollive ranks #52,180 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1909, peaking in the 1900s.
- #52,180 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 12
- born since 1909
- 1900s
- peak decade
Ollive's 12 recorded births place it above 27.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ollive's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ollive's SSA record in two at 1924 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1924, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1909 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ollive popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–1924
- Peak year (1909)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Ollive by decade
1900s is the heaviest window (7 births, 58% of the file).
1900s was Ollive's strongest decade.
7 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Ollive births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s
1900s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1900s at 7 births (58% of all-time use).
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- Ollive's usage has stayed within range of its 1900s decade-level peak (7 total births) through the 1920s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ollive: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1909)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1909–1924 (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 Ollive 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.