Olympia
Girl · o-LIM-pee-a · Greek
Olympia is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “of Olympus”. In 2025 it ranked 973rd for girls in the UK (38 babies) and 2,194th for girls in the US (84 babies).
What does Olympia mean?
Greek: from the sanctuary of Zeus at Olympia
“of Olympus”
Olympia in ancient Greece was the sanctuary of Zeus where the original Olympic Games were held.
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- o-LIM-pee-a
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Is Olympia a girl's or a boy's name?
Olympia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 38 girls in the UK and 84 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Olympia in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #973among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 38about 1 in 7,300 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 2% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 38 girls in the UK were named Olympia, making it the 973rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 945th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 40 girls.
Half of all the girls named Olympia in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 922nd in England and Wales.
Olympia in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #973 |
| 2024 | 24 | #1,397 |
| 2023 | 36 | #1,030 |
| 2022 | 38 | #974 |
| 2021 | 31 | #1,162 |
| 2020 | 40 | #945 |
| 2019 | 32 | #1,129 |
| 2018 | 24 | #1,420 |
| 2017 | 20 | #1,647 |
| 2016 | 22 | #1,552 |
| 2015 | 14 | #2,085 |
| 2014 | 8 | #3,031 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,454 |
| 2012 | 15 | #2,005 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 4 | #4,357 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,812 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 4 | #3,374 |
| 1998 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Olympia in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,194among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 84about 1 in 19,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 6% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 84 girls in the US were named Olympia, making it the 2,194th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,468th. Its busiest year was 1981, with 104 girls. It first appears in the records in 1897.
2025 had more girls named Olympia than any year since 1981.
Half of all the girls named Olympia in the US since 1880 were born between 1929 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Olympia in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84 | #2,194 |
| 2024 | 73 | #2,462 |
| 2023 | 68 | #2,588 |
| 2022 | 71 | #2,510 |
| 2021 | 78 | #2,327 |
| 2020 | 70 | #2,468 |
| 2019 | 71 | #2,482 |
| 2018 | 71 | #2,478 |
| 2017 | 62 | #2,744 |
| 2016 | 51 | #3,182 |
| 2015 | 40 | #3,766 |
| 2014 | 31 | #4,542 |
| 2013 | 38 | #3,916 |
| 2012 | 29 | #4,834 |
| 2011 | 22 | #5,932 |
| 2010 | 29 | #4,859 |
| 2009 | 21 | #6,314 |
| 2008 | 24 | #5,747 |
| 2007 | 24 | #5,706 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5,904 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6,523 |
| 2004 | 26 | #4,945 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6,880 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,039 |
| 2001 | 23 | #5,004 |
| 2000 | 18 | #5,932 |
| 1999 | 21 | #5,033 |
| 1998 | 27 | #4,139 |
| 1997 | 18 | #5,413 |
| 1996 | 31 | #3,564 |
| 1995 | 20 | #4,841 |
| 1994 | 20 | #4,840 |
| 1993 | 19 | #4,992 |
| 1992 | 26 | #3,962 |
| 1991 | 39 | #2,929 |
| 1990 | 39 | #2,895 |
| 1989 | 28 | #3,560 |
| 1988 | 37 | #2,798 |
| 1987 | 30 | #3,098 |
| 1986 | 17 | #4,536 |
| 1985 | 23 | #3,620 |
| 1984 | 36 | #2,573 |
| 1983 | 24 | #3,339 |
| 1982 | 57 | #1,873 |
| 1981 | 104 | #1,248 |
| 1980 | 40 | #2,391 |
| 1979 | 21 | #3,667 |
| 1978 | 47 | #2,012 |
| 1977 | 59 | #1,736 |
| 1976 | 60 | #1,638 |
| 1975 | 55 | #1,713 |
| 1974 | 44 | #1,937 |
| 1973 | 48 | #1,788 |
| 1972 | 21 | #3,062 |
| 1971 | 8 | #6,004 |
| 1970 | 12 | #4,491 |
| 1969 | 8 | #5,455 |
| 1968 | 20 | #2,874 |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
| 1966 | 12 | #3,739 |
| 1965 | 15 | #3,263 |
| 1964 | 6 | #6,008 |
| 1963 | 16 | #3,175 |
| 1962 | 16 | #3,160 |
| 1961 | 14 | #3,459 |
| 1960 | 18 | #2,903 |
| 1959 | 11 | #3,826 |
| 1958 | 16 | #2,971 |
| 1957 | 14 | #3,149 |
| 1956 | 26 | #2,150 |
| 1955 | 17 | #2,724 |
| 1954 | 13 | #3,156 |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,920 |
| 1952 | 10 | #3,551 |
| 1951 | 12 | #3,105 |
| 1950 | 12 | #3,051 |
| 1949 | 13 | #2,849 |
| 1948 | 6 | #4,649 |
| 1947 | 18 | #2,353 |
| 1946 | 11 | #3,033 |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 10 | #2,945 |
| 1943 | 15 | #2,351 |
| 1942 | 19 | #1,980 |
| 1941 | 14 | #2,271 |
| 1940 | 12 | #2,423 |
| 1939 | 20 | #1,731 |
| 1938 | 15 | #2,113 |
| 1937 | 17 | #1,914 |
| 1936 | 16 | #1,950 |
| 1935 | 18 | #1,845 |
| 1934 | 20 | #1,697 |
| 1933 | 19 | #1,773 |
| 1932 | 21 | #1,684 |
| 1931 | 32 | #1,287 |
| 1930 | 16 | #2,109 |
| 1929 | 31 | #1,369 |
| 1928 | 46 | #1,115 |
| 1927 | 37 | #1,303 |
| 1926 | 42 | #1,181 |
| 1925 | 58 | #976 |
| 1924 | 43 | #1,206 |
| 1923 | 56 | #1,005 |
| 1922 | 53 | #1,030 |
| 1921 | 58 | #969 |
| 1920 | 53 | #1,021 |
| 1919 | 38 | #1,216 |
| 1918 | 58 | #937 |
| 1917 | 65 | #849 |
| 1916 | 39 | #1,127 |
| 1915 | 41 | #1,040 |
| 1914 | 32 | #1,059 |
| 1913 | 35 | #901 |
| 1912 | 14 | #1,477 |
| 1911 | 15 | #1,171 |
| 1910 | 11 | #1,421 |
| 1909 | 11 | #1,290 |
| 1908 | 12 | #1,203 |
| 1907 | 6 | #1,820 |
| 1906 | 10 | #1,229 |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,537 |
| 1904 | 8 | #1,363 |
| 1903 | 9 | #1,204 |
| 1902 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 10 | #1,067 |
| 1900 | 9 | #1,318 |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,595 |
| 1898 | 9 | #1,171 |
| 1897 | 9 | #1,094 |
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