Olivia
Top 1000
About Olivia
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 popular names, 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.
Pronounced oh-LIV-ee-uh.
As of October 2026, Olivia ranked #1 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1 in 2021, Nameberry popularity #9.
Editor's take: The name Olivia is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "olive tree".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2 | 19,836 | 11,104.2 |
| 2015 | #2 | 19,726 | 11,050.4 |
| 2016 | #2 | 19,409 | 10,953 |
| 2017 | #2 | 18,777 | 10,876 |
| 2018 | #2 | 18,055 | 10,613.9 |
| 2019 | #1 | 18,569 | 11,063.7 |
| 2020 | #1 | 17,682 | 10,938.1 |
| 2021 | #1 | 17,841 | 10,873 |
| 2022 | #1 | 16,654 | 10,154.1 |
| 2023 | #1 | 15,313 | 9,543.3 |
| 2024 | #1 | 14,718 | 9,084.1 |
| 2025 | #1 | 13,544 | 8,426.7 |
World rankings
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Olivia on lists
Famous Olivias
- 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
- Olivia "Livvy" Dunne
American influencer and gymnast
- Olivia Isabel Rodrigo
American singer, songwriter, and actress
- Olivia Dean
British singer
- Olivia Ann Kaiser
Contestant and overall winner on season 3 of Love Island USA
- Olivia "Liv" Walker
Contestant on season 6 of Love Island USA
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
- Olivia White
main character in movie "Lemonade Mouth"
- Olivia Lennox
character in film "She's the Man"
- Olivia Capitano
a main character in movie "The Threesome"
- Dr. Olivia "Liv" Octavius
character in movie "Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse"