Baby name meaning

Olivia

Olive · Latin origin

Meaning & origin

Olivia is a female name of Latin origin, meaning “Olive”.

How popular is Olivia?

In England & Wales, Olivia ranked #1 among girls' names in 2024, with 2,761 babies given the name, close to its #2 of 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 2008, when it reached #1.

In the United States, Olivia was the #1 girls' name in the 2020 data — its best showing in the US series, which samples one year per decade from 1880.

Olivia — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the girls' name Olivia over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1950 to 2020.#1#10#100#1,00019501960197019801990200020102024US 1950: #275US 1960: #442US 1970: #542US 1980: #229US 1990: #72US 2000: #16US 2010: #4US 2020: #1England & Wales 2024: #1United StatesEngland & Wales
Olivia’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Olivia in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#242,456
2000#84,546
2005#44,282
2008#15,325
2010#15,279
2015#24,853
2020#13,640
2024#12,761

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More on Olivia

Number one across the English-speaking world, yet somehow still soft, sunlit and unshowy.

Olivia: the little olive at the top of the world — Olivia as our Name of the Day.

Swipe & match on Olivia in Settle