OLIVIA  

Gender: F
Origin: Latin
Meaning: "olive tree"

Popularity in 2008: #6

This lovely Shakespearean name, with its admirable balance of strength and femininity, is megapopular and now moving toward the very top of the list -- so don't say we didn't warn you.

Variations:
Liv, Livvy, Olivija, Olivea, Oliveea, Olivianne, Olivine, Ollie, Livrie, Alyvia, Olyvia, Oliveia, Olia, Alivia, Livy, Olivi, Olive, Oly, Olivetta, Liva, Liwy, Olevia, Olivet, Olivya, Oliffe, Oliff, Olly, Livvie, Liwie

International Variations:
Oliviane, Olivette (French) Oliwa (Hawaiian) Oliveria (Portuguese) Oliva, Olva, Livia (Spanish)

People who like Olivia also like:

Isabella, Clementine, Emma, Isabel, Lila, Rose, Alexander, Henry, Benjamin, William, Milo, Jack, Miles, Levi, Griffin

Olivia is being discussed in our message boards:

• Names of my Students
• Best of British - some Telegraph birth announcements
• Names in Your Child's Class/Daycare/Playgroup
• Everett?
• AA, BB, CC, DD....GIRLS!

Read Nameberry blog posts about Olivia:

• SCOTTISH BABY NAMES: What's 'in' in Inverness?
• IRISH NAMES NOW: What's doing in Dublin?
• AUTUMN NAMES
• WHO ARE THE MOST POPULAR ENGLISH GIRLS?
• SMASHING STEREOTYPES: Nameberry to the rescue