The name Olivia is a boy's name meaning "olive tree".

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Olivia has appeared in the US stats sporadically over the years, possibly owing the data input errors, or perhaps because it sounds similar to Oliver and Olivier.

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The name Olivia peaked for boys at #1745 in 2004. Olivia is also used for girls, ranking #1 in 2025.

The name Olivia is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "olive tree".

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Olivia, a lovely Shakespearean name with an admirable balance of strength and femininity, is one of the top girls' names around the world. 2025 marked its 7th consecutive year in the #1 spot in the US charts and a decade of being the top ranking choice in England and Wales.
 
Olivia ranks among the Top 10 girls' names in several English-speaking countries as well as in Spain, Belgium, Norway, Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, and Argentina. And it's a Top 100 name in most countries that keep baby-naming statistics, making it an internationally flexible choice. 
Records of the name Olivia exist from as far back as the 13th century in England, but it began to be given more frequently after Shakespeare used it for one of the leading characters in his 1602 play, Twelfth Night. Derived from the Latin word oliva, meaning "olive", the name is therefore associated with a token of peace and fertility, the Greek goddess, Athena, and the wreaths originally awarded to winners of the early Olympic games.
 
Ranking in the US Top 1000 since records began in 1880, it has never fallen below the Top 600, and, after reaching its low point in the early 70s (#542), it bounced back, likely propelled forward by the singer Olivia Newtown-John and by Olivia Walton, who appeared in a 1972 drama, called The Waltons. It leapt up the charts again in 1990, making its debut in the Top 100 and nearly doubling in usage, likely thanks to the character Olivia Kendall from The Crosby Show.
 
Other notable bearers include Golden Age star Olivia de Havilland, actresses Olivia Wilde, Olivia Colman, Olivia Munn, and Olivia Williams, and singer, Olivia Rodrigo. On TV, there's been Olivia Benson in Law & Order SVU and the powerful lead Olivia Pope on Scandal.
 
Like many international names, Olivia has slightly different pronunciations depending on language and dialect. In English, it can be uh-LIV-ee-uh or o-LIV-ee-uh, though across the world it's o-LEE-vyah (German and Italian), o-LEE-byah (European Spanish), AW-LEE-VYAH (French), O-lee-vee-ah (Finnish), and o-LEE-vee-ah (Dutch) 
 If you love <a href="https://nameberry.com/popular-names">popular names</a>, Olivia might be the perfect choice for you: a solid, literary, and familiar option with versatile nicknames, Liv, Livvy, Ollie, and Via, depending on what suits best. For those in search of a similar but less popular option, however, there's Olive, Ophelia, Livia, and Liv, along with Octavia, Olympia, Lavinia, and Elvira.

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The name Olivia is currently ranked #1 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #1 in 2021. The name is most popular in OLIVIA, OLIVIA, and OLIVIA. Olivia is occasionally used for boys in 2025.

Year	US rank	Births	Per million
2014	#4,355	23	12
2015	—	0	0
2016	—	0	0
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2018	—	0	0
2019	—	0	0
2020	—	0	0
2021	—	0	0
2022	—	0	0
2023	—	0	0
2024	—	0	0
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