Girls' name · peaked in 2014
Olivia name popularity since 1925
558,696 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Olivia. Half of them were born in 2010 or earlier, so the typical Olivia is about 16 years old in 2026. Olivia peaked in 2014 as the #2 name for girls, and it ranked #1 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 558,696
- Named Olivia, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #1
- for girls in 2025 (13,544 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.9% girls
- 557,918 girls · 778 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 1.86× its national share
Peak year is the year Olivia made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Olivia births per year, 1925–2025
2014 was the biggest year for Olivia both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1948 and 1953, Olivia's share of baby girls fell by 34%, from 1 in 2,000 to 1 in 3,030.
- Fastest rise: Between 1971 and 1976, it became 4.2× more common, from 1 in 4,970 baby girls to 1 in 1,190.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Olivia's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Olivia.
Decade by decade
Babies named Olivia in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 2,392 | 12 | – |
| 1930s | 3,922 | 31 | #332 |
| 1940s | 7,201 | 17 | #278 |
| 1950s | 6,100 | 6 | #351 |
| 1960s | 4,016 | 0 | #456 |
| 1970s | 7,846 | 38 | #232 |
| 1980s | 14,060 | 76 | #248 |
| 1990s | 75,913 | 125 | #39 |
| 2000s | 156,054 | 235 | #5 |
| 2010s | 184,561 | 168 | #2 |
| 2020–25 | 95,853 | 70 | #1 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
42.9% of babies named Olivia from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Olivia is most popular
The index compares Olivia's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Olivia.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 1.86× | 3,737 |
| New Hampshire | 1.60× | 2,823 |
| Utah | 1.48× | 7,108 |
| Alaska | 1.46× | 1,218 |
| Florida | 1.42× | 28,899 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Olivia and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Olivia (this page) | 557,918 | 2014 |
| Olyvia | 2,670 | 2009 |
| Olevia | 1,021 | 1890 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Olivia's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Olivia.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Olivia (2014).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data