Olivia
Girl · o-LIV-ee-a · Latin
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Olivia is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “olive tree”. In 2025 it ranked 1st for girls in the UK (2,738 babies) and 1st for girls in the US (13,544 babies).
What does Olivia mean?
Latin: from Latin oliva, olive; popularised by Shakespeare
“olive tree”
Shakespeare gave it to the wealthy countess in Twelfth Night, which first made the name well known in England.
- Say it
- o-LIV-ee-a
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Is Olivia a girl's or a boy's name?
Olivia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 2,738 girls in the UK and 13,544 girls and 10 boys in the US.
How popular is Olivia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 2,738about 1 in 100 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 34% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 13%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 2,738 girls in the UK were named Olivia, making it the 1st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1st. Its busiest year was 2010, with 5,982 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Olivia than any year since 1996.
Half of all the girls named Olivia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1st in England and Wales, 3rd in Scotland and 3rd in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1994 (#24), 2004 (#6), 2014 (#2) and 2024 (#1).
Olivia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,738 | #1 |
| 2024 | 3,136 | #1 |
| 2023 | 3,298 | #1 |
| 2022 | 3,739 | #1 |
| 2021 | 4,146 | #1 |
| 2020 | 4,107 | #1 |
| 2019 | 4,619 | #1 |
| 2018 | 5,220 | #1 |
| 2017 | 5,895 | #1 |
| 2016 | 5,737 | #1 |
| 2015 | 5,458 | #2 |
| 2014 | 5,361 | #2 |
| 2013 | 5,229 | #2 |
| 2012 | 5,153 | #2 |
| 2011 | 5,577 | #1 |
| 2010 | 5,982 | #1 |
| 2009 | 5,813 | #1 |
| 2008 | 5,899 | #1 |
| 2007 | 5,311 | #2 |
| 2006 | 5,428 | #2 |
| 2005 | 4,653 | #5 |
| 2004 | 4,341 | #8 |
| 2003 | 4,311 | #8 |
| 2002 | 4,010 | #11 |
| 2001 | 4,283 | #10 |
| 2000 | 4,808 | #9 |
| 1999 | 5,577 | #6 |
| 1998 | 3,733 | #17 |
| 1997 | 2,933 | #20 |
| 1996 | 2,529 | #25 |
How popular is Olivia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13,544about 1 in 120 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 20% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 11%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13,544 girls in the US were named Olivia, making it the 1st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1st. Its busiest year was 2014, with 19,840 girls. 10 boys were also named Olivia in 2025 (7,675th for boys).
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Olivia than any year since 2000.
Half of all the girls named Olivia in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Olivia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13,544 | #1 |
| 2024 | 14,772 | #1 |
| 2023 | 15,329 | #1 |
| 2022 | 16,670 | #1 |
| 2021 | 17,847 | #1 |
| 2020 | 17,691 | #1 |
| 2019 | 18,577 | #1 |
| 2018 | 18,061 | #2 |
| 2017 | 18,778 | #2 |
| 2016 | 19,414 | #2 |
| 2015 | 19,729 | #2 |
| 2014 | 19,840 | #2 |
| 2013 | 18,454 | #3 |
| 2012 | 17,333 | #4 |
| 2011 | 17,335 | #4 |
| 2010 | 17,040 | #4 |
| 2009 | 17,444 | #3 |
| 2008 | 17,088 | #4 |
| 2007 | 16,589 | #7 |
| 2006 | 15,508 | #7 |
| 2005 | 15,700 | #5 |
| 2004 | 16,108 | #4 |
| 2003 | 16,154 | #5 |
| 2002 | 14,631 | #10 |
| 2001 | 13,977 | #10 |
| 2000 | 12,855 | #16 |
| 1999 | 11,257 | #20 |
| 1998 | 10,610 | #21 |
| 1997 | 9,479 | #27 |
| 1996 | 8,126 | #34 |
| 1995 | 7,627 | #39 |
| 1994 | 6,432 | #50 |
| 1993 | 6,343 | #50 |
| 1992 | 5,811 | #58 |
| 1991 | 5,602 | #61 |
| 1990 | 4,626 | #72 |
| 1989 | 2,440 | #122 |
| 1988 | 2,142 | #134 |
| 1987 | 1,700 | #166 |
| 1986 | 1,235 | #215 |
| 1985 | 1,025 | #248 |
| 1984 | 1,165 | #222 |
| 1983 | 1,088 | #228 |
| 1982 | 1,126 | #228 |
| 1981 | 1,023 | #245 |
| 1980 | 1,116 | #229 |
| 1979 | 1,253 | #210 |
| 1978 | 1,312 | #199 |
| 1977 | 1,105 | #225 |
| 1976 | 1,232 | #196 |
| 1975 | 1,049 | #232 |
| 1974 | 507 | #399 |
| 1973 | 360 | #489 |
| 1972 | 344 | #504 |
| 1971 | 335 | #542 |
| 1970 | 349 | #542 |
| 1969 | 348 | #525 |
| 1968 | 325 | #528 |
| 1967 | 347 | #510 |
| 1966 | 334 | #516 |
| 1965 | 441 | #456 |
| 1964 | 426 | #471 |
| 1963 | 448 | #460 |
| 1962 | 429 | #465 |
| 1961 | 435 | #467 |
| 1960 | 483 | #442 |
| 1959 | 489 | #434 |
| 1958 | 557 | #387 |
| 1957 | 521 | #403 |
| 1956 | 536 | #384 |
| 1955 | 604 | #350 |
| 1954 | 645 | #335 |
| 1953 | 620 | #333 |
| 1952 | 694 | #304 |
| 1951 | 664 | #304 |
| 1950 | 770 | #275 |
| 1949 | 854 | #259 |
| 1948 | 848 | #261 |
| 1947 | 857 | #254 |
| 1946 | 728 | #268 |
| 1945 | 621 | #277 |
| 1944 | 730 | #245 |
| 1943 | 694 | #267 |
| 1942 | 742 | #252 |
| 1941 | 587 | #265 |
| 1940 | 540 | #267 |
| 1939 | 428 | #296 |
| 1938 | 445 | #298 |
| 1937 | 393 | #312 |
| 1936 | 381 | #310 |
| 1935 | 365 | #331 |
| 1934 | 359 | #329 |
| 1933 | 370 | #326 |
| 1932 | 399 | #319 |
| 1931 | 380 | #327 |
| 1930 | 402 | #327 |
| 1929 | 458 | #312 |
| 1928 | 442 | #311 |
| 1927 | 499 | #299 |
| 1926 | 466 | #307 |
| 1925 | 527 | #293 |
| 1924 | 501 | #299 |
| 1923 | 528 | #281 |
| 1922 | 536 | #279 |
| 1921 | 502 | #294 |
| 1920 | 523 | #286 |
| 1919 | 471 | #295 |
| 1918 | 466 | #296 |
| 1917 | 476 | #284 |
| 1916 | 446 | #283 |
| 1915 | 372 | #302 |
| 1914 | 340 | #285 |
| 1913 | 287 | #278 |
| 1912 | 285 | #264 |
| 1911 | 191 | #283 |
| 1910 | 211 | #266 |
| 1909 | 179 | #268 |
| 1908 | 181 | #262 |
| 1907 | 171 | #262 |
| 1906 | 181 | #239 |
| 1905 | 153 | #265 |
| 1904 | 157 | #250 |
| 1903 | 130 | #272 |
| 1902 | 130 | #273 |
| 1901 | 126 | #257 |
| 1900 | 167 | #250 |
| 1899 | 110 | #273 |
| 1898 | 141 | #251 |
| 1897 | 131 | #245 |
| 1896 | 114 | #267 |
| 1895 | 117 | #261 |
| 1894 | 127 | #237 |
| 1893 | 107 | #256 |
| 1892 | 101 | #264 |
| 1891 | 66 | #310 |
| 1890 | 85 | #270 |
| 1889 | 100 | #233 |
| 1888 | 71 | #276 |
| 1887 | 69 | #252 |
| 1886 | 72 | #241 |
| 1885 | 59 | #259 |
| 1884 | 54 | #266 |
| 1883 | 46 | #268 |
| 1882 | 52 | #239 |
| 1881 | 51 | #213 |
| 1880 | 44 | #233 |
Nicknames for Olivia
Names like Olivia
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amelia Isabella Emilia Sophia Lily Mia Ava Emily Phoebe Isla Freya Aurora
Other spellings of Olivia
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