Olivia
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Olivia comes from Latin for “olive tree” and is a feminine form of Oliver, though some trace it to a Norse word meaning “heirloom.” Olivia is a character in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, and the name climbed from mid-pack in 1960 all the way up to number one. Well-known bearers include actress Olivia de Havilland and singer Olivia Newton-John.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
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Usage of Olivia in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Olivia against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Olivia is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Olivia in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 13,544 girls were named Olivia, making it the #1 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 567,345 girls have been named Olivia, with the most (19,840) in 2014. It is most common, relative to births, in New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Wyoming.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Olivia in other languages
- Livia Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Latin, Romanian, Slovenian, Swedish
- Olivija Croatian, Lithuanian, Slovenian
- Olívia Hungarian, Portuguese, Slovak
- Olive French
- Olivie Czech
- Oliwia Polish
- Olívie Czech
- Olīvia Latvian
Olivia name days
- March 5 Austria
- April 16 Estonia
- May 29 Finland
- March 5 France
- February 3 Spain
- June 10 Spain
- April 15 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Olivia
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Olivia, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Hurricane Olivia (Category 4) | 2018 | Eastern Pacific | 213 km/h |
| Tropical storm Olivia | 2012 | Eastern Pacific | 93 km/h |
| Tropical storm Olivia | 2006 | Eastern Pacific | 74 km/h |
| Tropical storm Olivia | 2000 | Eastern Pacific | 102 km/h |
| Cyclone Olivia (Category 4) | 1996 | South Indian Ocean | 232 km/h |
| Hurricane Olivia (Category 4) | 1994 | Eastern Pacific | 241 km/h |
| Hurricane Olivia (Category 4) | 1982 | Eastern Pacific | 232 km/h |
| Hurricane Olivia (Category 4) | 1978 | North Atlantic | 213 km/h |
| Hurricane Olivia (Category 3) | 1975 | Eastern Pacific | 185 km/h |
| Hurricane Olivia (Category 3) | 1971 | North Atlantic | 204 km/h |
…and 1 earlier storms.
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Olivia
There are 23 towns and villages with Olivia in their name, in 8 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 11🇺🇸 United States 4🇦🇷 Argentina 2🇧🇷 Brazil 2🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1🇲🇺 Mauritius 1🇵🇪 Peru 1🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Caleta Olivia | Santa Cruz, 🇦🇷 Argentina | 56,310 | Map |
| Olivia | Flacq, 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 3,980 | Map |
| Olivia | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | 2,356 | Map |
| Rancho Olivia | Sinaloa, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 21 | Map |
| La Olivia | Anzoátegui, 🇻🇪 Venezuela | – | Map |
| Olivia | Mato Grosso do Sul, 🇧🇷 Brazil | – | Map |
| Olivia | Limón Province, 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | – | Map |
| Olivia | North Carolina, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Olivia | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Olivia Chavarría | Chihuahua, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Olivia
There are 3 lakes and reservoirs with Olivia in their name.
| Name | Where | |
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| Lake Olivia | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Olivia | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Olivia | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Olivia songs
5 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Olivia in their title. The best known:
- Baby Steps (Olivia Dean song)
- Ode to Olivia – Stella Parton (1975)
- Olivia – Antoon
- Olivia o Kikinagara – Anri (1978)
- Olivia luna d'espinacs – Jordi Alasà
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Olivia
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Olivia.
Olivia Cole
Olivia Colman
Olivia Del Rio
Olivia Harrison
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Fictional characters named Olivia
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Olivia as a pet name
FurryName has found 431 dogs named Olivia in public pet registers, making it the #508 dog name there. Most of them are registered in New York City (214), Cambridge (6), Worcester (4). Olivia as a dog name →
FurryName has found 34 cats named Olivia in public pet registers, making it the #211 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (21), Tacoma (2), Richmond (1). Olivia as a cat name →
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