Olivia

Latin

"olive tree"

Olivia Origin and Meaning

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

Olivia, a lovely Shakespearean name with an admirable balance of strength and femininity, is the Number 1 name for baby girls in the US and one of the top girls' names around the world.

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 13th century England, but the name was popularized after Shakespeare used it for the name of the countess in Twelfth Night. Olivia is based on the Latin word oliva, meaning "olive." In ancient Greece, the olive was a symbol of Athena as well as a token of peace and fertility, and olive wreaths were awarded to the winners at the Olympic games.

Olivia has been a popular celebrity baby name for fifteen years, and has also been a well-used TV character name, such as in Olivia Benson on Law & Order SVU and the recent powerful lead Olivia Pope on Scandal.

Golden Age star Olivia de Havilland was influential in bringing the name to U.S. attention, followed by Olivia Newton-John, and now we have Olivias Wilde, Munn, Rodrigo, Colman and Williams.

If you love popular names, Olivia might be the perfect choice for you, but parents in search of a distinctive name will have to keep looking. Some related alternatives: Olive, Livia, Liv.

Olivia Rank in US Top 1000

# 1 in the US

Olivia Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 24 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Olivia

• 1 US 2023
• 24 Nameberry 2025
• 1 Canada 2023
• 3 Future 2035
• 1 England 2023
• 1 Scotland 2024
• 7 Ireland 2024
• 4 Australia 2024
• 6 New Zealand 2024
• 24 France 2023
• 54 Germany 2024
• 2 Netherlands 2024
• 7 Spain 2023
• 227 Mexico 2021
• 30 Brazil 2024
• 3 Sweden 2024
• 3 Norway 2024
• 7 Denmark 2023
• 1 Finland 2024
• 1 Belgium 2023
• 7 Switzerland 2023
• 18 Austria 2023
• 84 Hungary 2024
• 87 Poland 2024
• 37 Slovenia 2023
• 2 Argentina 2021
• 44 Chile 2021
• 93 Cats 2022

20 Names Similar to Olivia

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Olivia.

• Emma
• Sophia
• Ava
• Amelia
• Ella
• Grace
• Charlotte
• Lily
• Mia
• Sophie
• Isabella
• Chloe
• Evelyn
• Claire
• Emily
• Lucy
• Abigail
• Ellie
• Sofia
• Eva

Famous People Named Olivia

• Saint Olivia of Palermo 9th century Sicilian patron saint
• Olivia Mary de Havilland English,American actress
• Olivia Frances Culpo Miss USA and Miss Universe 2012
• Olivia Wilde (born Olivia Jane Cockburn) American actress
• (Lisa) Olivia Munn American actress
• Olivia Newton John, Australian singer and actress
• Olivia Haigh Williams English actress
• Olivia Mary Manning English novelist
• Olivia Smart English ice dancer who competes for Spain
• Olivia Ward Bush American author and poet
• Olivia Goldsmith American novelist
• Olivia (Theresa Longott) American pop singer
• Olivia Lufkin Japanese,American singer,songwriter
• Olivia Hussey Argentinian,English Actress
• Olivia Hastings Holt American actress
• Olivia Nicole Burnette American actress
• Olivia Trinidad Harrison American author and producer; widow of musician George Harrison
• Olivia Iona Louise Langdon Clemens wife of novelist Mark Twain
• Olivia Susan "Suzie" Clemens daughter of Mark Twain
• Olivia Borlée Belgian Olympic sprinter
• Olivia Poulet English actress
• Olivia Palermo American entrepreneur, socialite and reality TV personality
• Olivia O'Lovely ring name of Sabina Olivia Mardones, American actress and pro wrestler
• Olivia Ong Singaporean singer and actress
• Olivia Rogowska Australian tennis player
• (Sarah Caroline) Olivia Colman English actress
• Olivia Jane d'Abo English actress
• Olivia Shakespear English novelist
• Olivia Sui American YouTuber and member of Smosh
• Olivia Jean Hurd YouTuber and actress
• Olivia De Berardinis American pinup artist
• Olivia Polischeck American model
• Olivia Emily British fashion blogger
• Olivia Hye stage name of Son Hyejoo, Korean,born singer of girl group Loona
• Olivia Scalia (b. 1987) daughter of actor Jack Scalia and former Miss Universe Karen Dianne Baldwin
• Olivia Washington (b. 1991) daughter of actor Denzel Washington; twin of brother Malcolm
• Olivia Ann Marie Arvizu (b. 1998) daughter of bassist Reginald Arvizu of Korn
• Olivia Haley (b. 1998) daughter of actor Jackie Earle Haley
• Olivia Coron (b. 2000) daughter of actress Cynthia Geary
• Olivia Jade Giannulli (b. 2000) influencer daughter of actress Lori Loughlin
• Olivia Rose Pacino (b. 2001) daughter of actor Al Pacino; twin brother Anton James
• Olivia Cohen (b. 2003) daughter of actress Lisa Vidal and Jay Cohen
• Olivia Naomi Quaranta (b. 2003) daughter of soccer player Santino Quaranta
• Olivia Vedder (b. 2004) daughter of singer Eddie Vedder and model Jill McCormick
• Olivia Destiny George (b. 2005) daughter of actor Mohammed George
• Olivia Kovacs (b. 2005) daughter of actress Amanda Tapping and Alan Kovacs
• Olivia Edward (b. 2007) daughter of psychic and TV personality John Edward
• Olivia Wheeler (b. 2008) daughter of actress Tina Hobley and Oliver Wheeler
• Olivia Luna Duddy (adopted 2008) daughter of American actress Joely Fisher
• Olivia Lou Sykes (b. 2009) daughter of comedienne Wanda Sykes; twin of brother Lucas Claude
• Olivia Louise Peart (b. 2009) daughter of drummer Neil Peart of Rush
• Olivia Van Der Beek (b. 2010) daughter of actor James Van Der Beek
• Olivia Marie Armstrong (b. 2010) daughter of cyclist Lance Armstrong
• Olivia Rose Folks (b. 2010) daughter of American comedian Byron Allen
• Olivia Savchenkova (b. 2011) daughter of dancer Gleb Savchenko of "Dancing with the Stars"
• Olivia Jane Hanks (b. 2011) daughter of actor Colin Hanks; granddaughter of actor Tom Hanks
• Olivia Weatherly (b. 2012) daughter of actor Michael Weatherly
• Olivia Mabel Smithson (b. 2012) daughter of singer Carly Smithson
• Olivia Haven Jones (b. 2013) daughter of MMA fighter Jon Jones
• Olivia Voltaggio daughter of TV chef Michael Voltaggio
• Olivia Hoellein daughter of family vlogger Bonnie (Griffiths) Hoellein
• Olivia Marie Busby (b. 2015) one of the Busby Quints in Outdaughtered
• Olivia Shea Wright (b. 2016) daughter of baseball player David Wright
• Olivia James Christian (b. 2016) daughter of actress Kellie Martin and Keith Christian
• Olivia Maria Deen (b. 2018) daughter of TV chef and personality Bobby Deen; granddaughter of chef Paula Deen
• Olivia Gilmour (b. 2018) daughter of child safety activist Elizabeth Smart

The name Olivia in Pop Culture

• Olivia the Pig title character in children's book series by Ian Falconer
• Olivia character in Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night"
• Olivia Abbott character in the My Sister the Vampire series by Sienna Mercer
• Olivia Benson character on TV's "Law & Order: SVU"
• Olivia Dunham character on TV's "Fringe"
• Olivia Falconeri character on American soap "General Hospital"
• Olivia Flaversham character in Disney's "The Great Mouse Detective"
• Olivia Caliban alias Madame Lulu, character in Lemony Snicket's "A Series of Unfortunate Events"
• Olivia Pope main character on TV's "Scandal"
• Olivia Kendall character on "The Cosby Show"
• Olivia "Liv" Parker character on TV's "The Vampire Diaries"
• Olivia Matheson main character on TV's "Ravenswood"
• Olivia Barron main character in "Truth or Dare"
• Olivia character in The Selection series by Kiera Cass
• Olivia Kate character in Gossip Girl played by Hilary Duff
• Olivia Vertigo character in Jenny Nimmo's "The Children of the Red King" series
• Olivia "Livvy" Walton character on TV's "The Waltons"
• Olivia Goth character in video game The Sims
• Olivia "Liv" Rooney main character on TV's "Liv and Maddie"
• Olivia character in the game "Minecraft Story Mode"
• Olivia Rock,type Kahuna of Akala in Pokemon Sun and Moon
• Olivia a LEGO Friends character
• Olivia (Livvy) character in "Girls Only"
• Olivia "Liv" Moore main character on TV show "iZombie"
• Olivia Colomar AKA Sombra, playable hero in the game "Overwatch"
• Olivia city name in Italo Calvino's "Invisible Cities"
• Something Like Olivia " song by John Mayer
• "Olivia " song by Green Day
• "Olivia " song by One Direction
• Alice + Olivia fashion brand
• Olivia Crain character in the Netflix series "The Haunting of Hill House"
• Olivia a cat villager from Animal Crossing

International Variations of the name Olivia

• Oliwa Hawaiian
• Oliviane French
• Oliva Spanish
• Olivette French
• Olva Spanish
• Livia Spanish
• Oliveria Portuguese