Olivia Name Popularity

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How popular is Olivia?

Ranking 2nd in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Olivia is uber popular.

Currently in the top 10, this name has been part of the top 1000 most popular since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began record keeping.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #2 for the first time in 2014 and as recently as 2018.

The name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2014 with 19,807 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Olivia was 44 in 1880.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Olivia occurred roughly during the years 1885-1889, 1890-1894, 1895-1898, 1909-1916, 1937-1942, 1973-1976, 1983-2003, 2005-2008, and 2010-2014.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very high point.

How popular will Olivia be?

Olivia's popularity has been moving upward for some time. however, the number of children named Olivia lately has remained about the same.

The name Olivia is a huge favorite and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Olivia (Girl)		Olivia (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		17,921	2	8	9,373
2017		18,703	2	12	6,970
2016		19,365	2	15	5,964
2015		19,691	2	9	8,506
2014		19,807	2	23	4,349
2013		18,428	3	24	4,138
2012		17,316	4	18	5,192
2011		17,322	4	17	5,362
2010		17,028	4	28	3,777
2009		17,435	3	18	5,250
2008		17,081	4	31	3,545
2007		16,582	7	17	5,364
2006		15,498	7	17	5,237
2005		15,693	5	23	4,025
2004		16,105	4	73	1,745
2003		16,148	5	22	3,935
2002		14,629	10	17	4,644
2001		13,977	10	11	6,322
2000		12,852	16	6	9,980
1999		11,254	20	18	4,110
1998		10,610	21	16	4,353
1997		9,477	27	12	5,186
1996		8,123	34	12	5,099
1995		7,624	39	12	5,030
1994		6,432	50	10	5,768
1993		6,340	50	7	7,391
1992		5,806	58	14	4,266
1991		5,598	61	9	5,809
1990		4,626	72	15	3,909
1989		2,437	122	30	2,278
1988		2,139	134	9	5,092
1987		1,695	166	11	4,165
1986		1,231	215	7	5,752
1985		1,022	248	< 5	--
1984		1,163	223	7	5,410
1983		1,087	228	< 5	--
1982		1,128	228	< 5	--
1981		1,029	244	7	5,328
1980		1,120	228	5	6,994
1979		1,254	210	6	5,854
1978		1,313	199	5	6,498
1977		1,105	225	7	4,961
1976		1,233	196	6	5,415
1975		1,049	232	9	3,859
1974		507	399	5	5,777
1973		360	489	< 5	--
1972		347	503	< 5	--
1971		335	543	< 5	--
1970		351	539	< 5	--
1969		349	525	< 5	--
1968		324	531	< 5	--
1967		347	510	< 5	--
1966		334	516	< 5	--
1965		442	456	< 5	--
1964		425	471	< 5	--
1963		449	460	< 5	--
1962		429	465	< 5	--
1961		435	467	< 5	--
1960		484	442	< 5	--
1959		491	434	< 5	--
1958		557	387	< 5	--
1957		519	404	< 5	--
1956		537	385	6	3,821
1955		607	349	< 5	--
1954		646	335	< 5	--
1953		620	333	< 5	--
1952		693	305	< 5	--
1951		665	304	< 5	--
1950		769	275	< 5	--
1949		854	259	< 5	--
1948		848	261	< 5	--
1947		857	255	< 5	--
1946		728	268	< 5	--
1945		621	278	< 5	--
1944		730	245	5	3,777
1943		694	267	< 5	--
1942		742	252	6	3,461
1941		587	265	6	3,400
1940		539	269	< 5	--
1939		429	296	< 5	--
1938		446	298	< 5	--
1937		393	312	5	3,887
1936		381	311	< 5	--
1935		365	332	6	3,542
1934		359	330	< 5	--
1933		369	326	5	4,013
1932		400	318	< 5	--
1931		380	327	7	3,313
1930		402	328	8	3,211
1929		458	312	7	3,460
1928		442	311	< 5	--
1927		499	299	< 5	--
1926		466	308	< 5	--
1925		527	294	5	4,714
1924		501	299	6	4,216
1923		528	281	7	3,718
1922		536	280	< 5	--
1921		502	294	< 5	--
1920		523	287	< 5	--
1919		471	295	< 5	--
1918		466	296	< 5	--
1917		476	285	< 5	--
1916		446	283	< 5	--
1915		372	302	< 5	--
1914		340	285	< 5	--
1913		287	279	< 5	--
1912		285	264	< 5	--
1911		191	283	< 5	--
1910		211	266	< 5	--
1909		179	270	< 5	--
1908		181	263	< 5	--
1907		171	263	< 5	--
1906		181	241	< 5	--
1905		153	265	< 5	--
1904		157	250	< 5	--
1903		130	272	< 5	--
1902		130	273	< 5	--
1901		126	259	< 5	--
1900		167	251	< 5	--
1899		110	274	< 5	--
1898		141	251	< 5	--
1897		131	247	< 5	--
1896		114	270	< 5	--
1895		117	262	< 5	--
1894		127	240	< 5	--
1893		107	259	< 5	--
1892		101	264	< 5	--
1891		66	311	< 5	--
1890		85	271	< 5	--
1889		100	234	< 5	--
1888		71	276	< 5	--
1887		69	253	< 5	--
1886		72	242	< 5	--
1885		59	261	< 5	--
1884		54	267	< 5	--
1883		46	268	< 5	--
1882		52	240	< 5	--
1881		51	215	< 5	--
1880		44	235	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.