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Olivia

Girl Latin /oh-LIV-ee-ah/ #1 in 2023

Olivia is a girl name of Latin origin.

Meaning of Olivia

Olive tree; symbol of peace. Likely coined by Shakespeare.

Popularity of Olivia

Popularity, 1880–2023

15,319 births in 2023

1880 2023

538,946 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

2014

19,859 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Variants & nicknames

OliveLivia

Famous people named Olivia

Olivia Rodrigo (musician)
Olivia Colman (actress)

Similar names

From patricia; later also seen as the feminine form of the saint's name Patrick

Priceless; highly praiseworthy

A syllogism in which all three propositions are of the form "All X are Y" or "X is a Y"

In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles

Also called John Mark, the first patriarch of Alexandria, credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Mark

Rival; industrious

From Late - saint's name Laura, from the feminine form of laurus

feminine form of the saint's name, from amandus, future passive participle of amāre: thus meaning "who/which is to be loved"

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Meanings and origins are curated from etymological sources. If you spot an error, please let us know.