Olive

Girl English #180 in 2023

Olive is a girl name of English origin.

Meaning of Olive

Medieval form of the - saint's name Oliva "olive"; revived in the 19th century when flower and plant names became fashionable. The surname is topographical, often representing an Anglicization of continental European surnames such as Oliva.

Popularity of Olive

Popularity, 1880–2023

1,655 births in 2023

1880 2023

63,534 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

2022

1,841 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Rising

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.