Girl's name
Oliwia
Say it oh-LEEV-yah
Latin origin olive; olive branch
3 syllables
Where Oliwia is loved, common and rare
Loved in Poland. Rare in Norway, the Netherlands, Britain and seven more places.
1 in 4,473 girls born in Scotland in 2025
Poland 7thNorway 364thThe Netherlands 541st
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Every place
In 12 of the 40 official lists, among them Poland (7th), Norway (364th) and the Netherlands (541st).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 7th 2025 | 3,067 | 1 in 39 |
| Norway | 364th 2025 | 8 | 1 in 2,724 |
| The Netherlands | 541st 2025 | 23 | about 1 in 2,653 |
| Scotland | 632nd 2025 | 4 | 1 in 4,473 |
| Sweden | 699th 2025 | 7 | about 1 in 5,738 |
| Austria | 742nd 2025 | 5 | 1 in 7,144 |
| Berlin city | 757th 2023 | 3 | about 1 in 4,835 |
| England and Wales | 792nd 2025 | 46 | 1 in 5,506 |
| Ireland | 885th 2025 | 3 | 1 in 7,042 |
| Switzerland | 1792nd 2025 | 2 | 1 in 16,997 |
| France | 3366th 2025 | 5 | 1 in 57,359 |
| Leipzig city | 344th 2025 | 1 | about 1 in 2,624 |
Rare, below the listed names: Northern Ireland, Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, New Zealand, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Rostock, Spain, Catalonia, Italy, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) 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.
Sources: Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig). How we count, and every source
About the name
Oliwia is a spelling of Olivia, and through Olivia it carries the meaning 'olive; olive branch'. Its roots are Latin.
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It has three syllables, oh-LEEV-yah, with a w said like a v. Olivia and Olive are the related forms.
Oliwia is a top-ten name in Poland, and it appears only far down the lists in Scotland, England and Wales, Ireland, Norway and the Netherlands. The French records first show it in 2002 and place its peak in 2022. Outside Poland its trend is slightly downward. It lets families keep a Polish spelling while using one of the most popular names in the world.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- oh-LEEV-yah, 3 syllables
- Meaning
olive; olive branch
- Origin
- Latin
Over time
Over five years: rising in 2 of 7 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 | 322 | 313 | 355 | 386 | 408 | 469 | 534 | 608 | 736 | 792 |
| Scotland | 383 | 264 | 244 | 322 | 370 | 339 | 418 | 630 | 632 | |
| Northern Ireland | 229 | 296 | 434 | 281 | 337 | |||||
| Ireland | 254 | 289 | 299 | 247 | 444 | 322 | 502 | 445 | 412 | 885 |
| France | 3683 | 3622 | 3591 | 3634 | 3605 | 2509 | 2504 | 3443 | 3366 | |
| The Netherlands | 412 | 548 | 429 | 403 | 550 | 659 | 594 | 639 | 541 | |
| Austria | 549 | 669 | 522 | 415 | 736 | 1034 | 1050 | 580 | 606 | 742 |
| Switzerland | 1458 | 1292 | 1296 | 773 | 1347 | 1370 | 1832 | 874 | 1316 | 1792 |
| Berlin | 847 | 472 | 1007 | 574 | 641 | 757 | ||||
| Rostock | 126 | 197 | ||||||||
| Norway | 282 | 367 | 269 | 294 | 262 | 284 | 388 | 322 | 298 | 364 |
| Sweden | 394 | 370 | 456 | 364 | 356 | 486 | 433 | 468 | 567 | 699 |
| Iceland | 83 | |||||||||
| Poland | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
England and Wales, 2003 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 792 | 46 | 18.2 |
| 2024 | 736 | 51 | 19.8 |
| 2023 | 608 | 62 | 24.2 |
| 2022 | 534 | 73 | 27.7 |
| 2021 | 469 | 91 | 33.2 |
| 2020 | 408 | 104 | 38.7 |
| 2019 | 386 | 114 | 40.7 |
| 2018 | 355 | 132 | 45.8 |
| 2017 | 313 | 155 | 51.8 |
| 2016 | 322 | 155 | 50.5 |
| 2015 | 372 | 121 | 39.3 |
| 2014 | 336 | 136 | 44.3 |
| 2013 | 280 | 168 | 54.5 |
| 2012 | 294 | 162 | 50.3 |
| 2011 | 251 | 196 | 61.0 |
| 2010 | 254 | 198 | 61.7 |
| 2009 | 214 | 240 | 76.6 |
| 2008 | 232 | 214 | 67.8 |
| 2007 | 307 | 152 | 49.7 |
| 2006 | 568 | 61 | 20.4 |
| 2005 | 1589 | 14 | 4.9 |
| 2004 | 2802 | 6 | 2.1 |
| 2003 | 4373 | 3 | 1.1 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Oliwia in France since 1925 were born in or after 2013. First recorded in 2002. Her peak year there: 2022, at 3.1 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Oliwia per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period. Her 2022 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Oliwia
1 in 1,111 in England and Wales
1 in 7,042 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Oliwia.
1 in 2,113 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Oliwia.
1 in 19,483 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Oliwia.
1 in 7,042 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Oliwia.
1 in 3,521 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Oliwia.
1 in 5,964 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Oliwia. Ends in -ia, like Oliwia.
1 in 3,521 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Oliwia. Ends in -ia, like Oliwia.
1 in 2,429 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Oliwia.
1 in 4,473 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Oliwia.
Middle names for Oliwia
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Oliwia Charlotte
3-2 beats · initials OC
Changes the beat after Oliwia: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 86 in Ireland
Oliwia Sophie
3-2 beats · initials OS
Changes the beat after Oliwia: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Oliwia Grace
3-1 beats · initials OG
Changes the beat after Oliwia: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 102 in Ireland
Oliwia Mia
3-2 beats · initials OM
Changes the beat after Oliwia: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 132 in Northern Ireland
Oliwia Ruby
3-2 beats · initials OR
Changes the beat after Oliwia: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Oliwia Rose
3-1 beats · initials OR
Changes the beat after Oliwia: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 173 in Northern Ireland
Oliwia Nora
3-2 beats · initials ON
Changes the beat after Oliwia: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 95 in Northern Ireland
Oliwia Anna
3-2 beats · initials OA · Oliwia slides into Anna: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Oliwia: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables. Oliwia slides into Anna: vowel meets vowel.
Same style as Oliwia
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 3,018 in Ireland
98% alike: moves with Oliwia across countries and decades.
1 in 2,429 in Northern Ireland
98% alike: moves with Oliwia across countries and decades.
1 in 3,521 in Ireland
97% alike: moves with Oliwia across countries and decades.
1 in 5,964 in Scotland
97% alike: moves with Oliwia across countries and decades.
1 in 4,473 in Scotland
94% alike: moves with Oliwia across countries and decades.
1 in 2,236 in Scotland
92% alike: moves with Oliwia across countries and decades.
1 in 266 in Poland
92% alike: moves with Oliwia across countries and decades.
1 in 7,042 in Ireland
90% alike: moves with Oliwia across countries and decades.
Famous people named Oliwia
Oliwia Kiołbasa.
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Polish chess player born 2000
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Oliwia
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 Oliwia?
Her best rank is No. 7 in Poland in 2025, about 1 in 39 girls. She is in the published lists of 12 of our 40 regions.
What does Oliwia mean?
Wiktionary glosses Oliwia as "olive; olive branch".
How do you pronounce Oliwia?
oh-LEEV-yah, with 3 syllables.
Is Oliwia getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 2 of 7 regions, falling in 4.
Which sister names go with Oliwia?
The deck's top five sisters for Oliwia: Liliana, Marcelina, Klara, Karolina and Estera. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.