Mostly girls · Latin

Olivia

“olive tree”

Say it oh-LIV-ee-uhPronunciation may vary by region.

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The story behind the name

Meet Olivia.

Olivia ranks among the Top 10 girls' names in several English-speaking countries as well as in Spain, Belgium, Norway, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, and Argentina. And it's a Top 100 name in most countries that keep baby-naming statistics, making it an internationally flexible choice.

Other notable bearers include Golden Age star Olivia de Havilland, actresses Olivia Wilde, Olivia Colman, Olivia Munn, and Olivia Williams, and singer, Olivia Rodrigo. On TV, there's been Olivia Benson in Law & Order SVU and the powerful lead Olivia Pope on Scandal.

Like many international names, Olivia has slightly different pronunciations depending on language and dialect. In English, it can be uh-LIV-ee-uh or o-LIV-ee-uh, though across the world it's o-LEE-vyah (German and Italian), o-LEE-byah (European Spanish), AW-LEE-VYAH (French), O-lee-vee-ah (Finnish), and o-LEE-vee-ah (Dutch)

A little perspective

How popular is Olivia?

United States · 2025
Girls · 2025#113,544 recorded births
Boys · 2025#8,06710 recorded births

Recorded US births over time

2014202519,8400
● Girls● Boys
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YearCategoryUS rankBirths
2025Boys8,06710
2025Girls113,544
2024Boys5,83316
2024Girls114,772
2023Boys11,8746
2023Girls115,329
2022Boys5,80516
2022Girls116,670
2021Boys8,6529
2021Girls117,847
2020Boys6,53713
2020Girls117,691
2019Boys7,06612
2019Girls118,577
2018Boys8,6389
2018Girls218,061
2017Boys6,99212
2017Girls218,778
2016Boys5,71916
2016Girls219,414
2015Boys8,5299
2015Girls219,729
2014Boys4,35623
2014Girls219,840

Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.

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Nicknames

No nicknames are listed yet. The name can stand beautifully on its own.

Variations & related forms

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