Girl's name
Olivia
Say it oh-LIV-ee-uh
Latin origin olive; olive branch
4 syllables
Where Olivia is loved, common and rare
Loved in the UK, Ontario, British Columbia and 20 more places. Common across Austria, France, four German cities and five more places. Rare in Israel.
1 in 71 girls born in Scotland in 2025
England and Wales 1stOntario 1stBritish Columbia 1st
LovedCommonRare
Every place
In 37 of the 40 official lists, among them England and Wales (1st), Ontario (1st) and British Columbia (1st).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 1st 2025 | 2,386 | 1 in 106 |
| Ontario province | 1st 2024 | 611 | about 1 in 89 |
| British Columbia province | 1st 2023 | 196 | about 1 in 61 |
| The Netherlands | 2nd 2025 | 676 | about 1 in 90 |
| Quebec province | 2nd 2025 | 416 | about 1 in 63 |
| Norway | 2nd 2025 | 368 | 1 in 59 |
| New South Wales state | 3rd 2025 | 331 | rank only |
| Scotland | 3rd 2025 | 251 | 1 in 71 |
| Northern Ireland | 3rd 2025 | 101 | 1 in 72 |
| South Australia state | 3rd 2025 | 78 | rank only |
| Sweden | 4th 2025 | 551 | about 1 in 73 |
| Queensland state | 4th 2025 | 237 | rank only |
| New Zealand | 5th 2025 | 156 | rank only |
| Catalonia region as Olívia | 6th 2025 | 338 | 1 in 57 |
| Victoria state | 6th 2025 | 292 | rank only |
| Spain | 7th 2024 | 1,896 | rank only |
| Hungary as Olívia | 7th 2025 | 703 | rank only |
| Switzerland | 7th 2025 | 262 | 1 in 130 |
| Ireland | 8th 2025 | 233 | 1 in 91 |
| Munich city | 8th 2025 | 58 | about 1 in 72 |
| Berlin city | 10th 2023 | 102 | about 1 in 142 |
| Austria | 17th 2025 | 339 | 1 in 105 |
| France | 19th 2025 | 1,685 | 1 in 170 |
| Cologne city | 37th 2023 | 28 | about 1 in 219 |
| Slovenia | 40th 2025 | 42 | about 1 in 157 |
| Italy | 48th 2024 | 792 | 1 in 226 |
| Poland | 87th 2025 | 237 | 1 in 505 |
| Israel אוליביה | 336th 2024 | 38 | about 1 in 2,065 |
| Finland | 1st 2025 | 262 | rank only |
| Argentina | 3rd 2024 | 6,723 | rank only |
| Estonia | 5th 2025 | 59 | rank only |
| Denmark | 10th 2025 | 389 | rank only |
| Nova Scotia province | 12th 2025 | 22 | rank only |
| Bonn city | 22nd 2025 | 17 | about 1 in 177 |
| Leipzig city | 41st 2025 | 12 | about 1 in 219 |
| Moscow city Оливия | 43rd 2025 | 349 | rank only |
| Rostock city | 62nd 2025 | 3 | about 1 in 328 |
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Iceland (top 10), Turkey (top 30) and Croatia (top 50).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Israel publishes names in Hebrew script. The Latin spelling shown is our transliteration; the published form is shown beside it.
Moscow publishes names in Cyrillic. The Latin spelling shown is our transliteration; the published form is shown beside it.
Sources: Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages (Data.NSW) (New South Wales); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); NISRA (Northern Ireland); SA Attorney-General's Department, Births, Deaths and Marriages (data.sa.gov.au) (South Australia); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); Queensland Registry of BDM (Qld Open Data Portal) (Queensland); Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), SmartStart (New Zealand); Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (Catalonia); Registry of BDM Victoria (DataVic) (Victoria); INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística) (Spain); Belügyminisztérium, Nyilvántartások (kormany.hu) (Hungary); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); Landeshauptstadt München, Statistisches Amt (opendata.muenchen.de) (Munich); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); Statistični urad Republike Slovenije (SURS), SiStat (Slovenia); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Central Bureau of Statistics (Israel) (Israel); Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV) (Finland); RENAPER, Dirección Nacional de Población (datos.gob.ar) (Argentina); Siseministeerium (rahvastikuregister) (Estonia); Statistics Denmark (DST) (Denmark); Nova Scotia Vital Statistics (data.novascotia.ca) (Nova Scotia); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig); Moscow Civil Registry Office (ZAGS), data.mos.ru (Moscow); Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock (opendata-hro.de) (Rostock). How we count, and every source
About the name
Olivia goes back to Latin Olīva, an early saints' name taken from the word for 'olive' or 'olive branch'. Shakespeare gave it its first wide popularity through the heroine of Twelfth Night.
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Said oh-LIV-ee-uh, it has four flowing syllables and shortens easily to Liv or Livvy. Olive is the plainer English relative, and Olívia is the accented spelling used in some languages.
Few names travel as well. Olivia is the top girls' name in England and Wales, in Ontario and British Columbia, and in Finland, and it sits near the very top in the Netherlands and Norway. It is rising in far more of the places where it is recorded than it is falling, and the French records show it reaching its highest point in 2025.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- oh-LIV-ee-uh, 4 syllables
- Meaning
olive; olive branch
- Origin
- Latin
- Other spellings
- Olive
- Liv
- Olivija
- Oliwia
- Livia
- Livvy
- Alivia
- Olyvia
- Liivi
- Liivika
- Ouliva
- Oribia
- Olyvya
- Olyviah
- Olyvea
- Aliveah
- Aliviah
Counted together here: Olívia.
Etymology
From Latin Olīva, an early saints’ name from olīva (“olive; olive branch”). First popularized by Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 15 of 36 regions, falling in 4.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Ireland | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 8 |
| Ontario | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| British Columbia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Nova Scotia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| New South Wales | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Victoria | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| Queensland | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| South Australia | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Quebec | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| France | 40 | 38 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 19 |
| The Netherlands | 15 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Austria | 49 | 44 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Switzerland | 29 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| Berlin | 47 | 42 | 40 | 36 | 38 | 19 | 28 | 10 | ||
| Munich | 81 | 54 | 48 | 42 | 34 | 26 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 8 |
| Cologne | 64 | 75 | 73 | 53 | 66 | 55 | 48 | 37 | ||
| Bonn | 88 | 52 | 114 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 40 | 41 | 37 | 22 |
| Leipzig | 131 | 85 | 110 | 71 | 46 | 73 | 52 | 50 | 28 | 41 |
| Rostock | 92 | 86 | 134 | 126 | 197 | 122 | 174 | 99 | 62 | |
| Norway | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Sweden | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| Denmark | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
| Finland | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Iceland | 230 | 161 | ||||||||
| Spain | 29 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | |
| Catalonia | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
| Italy | 77 | 70 | 67 | 62 | 61 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 48 | |
| Poland | 69 | 77 | 82 | 87 | 94 | 96 | 84 | 83 | 87 | 87 |
| Hungary | 50 | 40 | 38 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Slovenia | 152 | 146 | 151 | 98 | 120 | 71 | 66 | 37 | 43 | 40 |
| Estonia | 22 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Moscow | 57 | 52 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 44 | 43 | |||
| Israel | 476 | 411 | 446 | 475 | 466 | 410 | 464 | 411 | 336 | |
| Argentina | 17 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 2,386 | 942.0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2,761 | 1,070.2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2,906 | 1,132.7 |
| 2022 | 1 | 3,289 | 1,248.1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3,649 | 1,331.5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3,640 | 1,356.1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 4,082 | 1,457.6 |
| 2018 | 1 | 4,598 | 1,595.0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 5,204 | 1,740.0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 5,017 | 1,633.4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 4,853 | 1,576.0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 4,724 | 1,540.4 |
| 2013 | 2 | 4,601 | 1,491.6 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4,585 | 1,423.6 |
| 2011 | 2 | 4,938 | 1,536.8 |
| 2010 | 1 | 5,279 | 1,644.3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 5,201 | 1,659.6 |
| 2008 | 1 | 5,325 | 1,686.4 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4,814 | 1,572.6 |
| 2006 | 2 | 4,961 | 1,657.9 |
| 2005 | 4 | 4,282 | 1,485.5 |
| 2004 | 6 | 3,985 | 1,394.0 |
| 2003 | 8 | 4,024 | 1,444.0 |
| 2002 | 9 | 3,798 | 1,420.5 |
| 2001 | 10 | 4,001 | 1,492.9 |
| 2000 | 8 | 4,549 | 1,665.2 |
| 1999 | 4 | 5,250 | 1,863.7 |
| 1998 | 16 | 3,550 | 1,227.6 |
| 1997 | 19 | 2,789 | 951.3 |
| 1996 | 24 | 2,456 | 829.7 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Olivia in France since 1925 were born in or after 2005. First recorded in 1925. Her peak year there: 2025, at 587.5 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Olivia per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Olivia
1 in 95 in Northern Ireland
1 in 228 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Olivia.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
1 in 728 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Olivia.
1 in 118 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Olivia.
1 in 132 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Olivia.
1 in 330 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Olivia.
1 in 154 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Olivia.
1 in 201 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Olivia.
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Olivia.
Middle names for Olivia
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Olivia Charlotte
4-2 beats · initials OC
Changes the beat after Olivia: 4 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 86 in Ireland
Olivia Sophie
4-2 beats · initials OS
Changes the beat after Olivia: 4 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Olivia Grace
4-1 beats · initials OG
Changes the beat after Olivia: 4 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Olivia Maria
4-3 beats · initials OM
Changes the beat after Olivia: 4 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 102 in Ireland
Olivia Mia
4-2 beats · initials OM
Changes the beat after Olivia: 4 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 132 in Northern Ireland
Olivia Ruby
4-2 beats · initials OR
Changes the beat after Olivia: 4 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Olivia Rose
4-1 beats · initials OR
Changes the beat after Olivia: 4 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Olivia Emily
4-3 beats · initials OE · Olivia slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Olivia: 4 syllables, then 3 syllables. Olivia slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Same style as Olivia
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 88 in Scotland
96% alike: moves with Olivia across countries and decades.
1 in 154 in Ireland
96% alike: moves with Olivia across countries and decades.
1 in 190 in Ireland
96% alike: moves with Olivia across countries and decades.
1 in 126 in Scotland
95% alike: moves with Olivia across countries and decades.
1 in 99 in Scotland
95% alike: moves with Olivia across countries and decades.
1 in 102 in Ireland
95% alike: moves with Olivia across countries and decades.
1 in 146 in Northern Ireland
94% alike: moves with Olivia across countries and decades.
1 in 109 in Scotland
94% alike: moves with Olivia across countries and decades.
Famous people named Olivia
Olivia de Havilland, Olivia Rodrigo, Olivia Wilde, Olivia Newton-John, Olivia Hussey, Olivia Williams, Olivia Munn and Olivia Cooke.
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British actress (1916–2020)
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American singer-songwriter and actress (born 2003)
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American actress and film director (born 1984)
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British and Australian singer (1948–2022)
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British actress (1951–2024)
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British actress (born 1968)
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American actress, comedian, television personality and author born 1980
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British actress (born 1993)
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Olivia
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Olivia?
Her best rank is No. 1 in British Columbia in 2023, about 1 in 61 girls. She is in the published lists of 37 of our 40 regions.
What does Olivia mean?
Wiktionary glosses Olivia as "olive; olive branch".
How do you pronounce Olivia?
oh-LIV-ee-uh, with 4 syllables.
Is Olivia getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 15 of 36 regions, falling in 4.
Which sister names go with Olivia?
The deck's top five sisters for Olivia: Anna, Eva, Emily, Stella and Lucy. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.