Olympia
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Olympia is Greek and points to Mount Olympus, the home of the Greek gods, with forms like Olimpia and the French Olympe. Olympia is a strong alternative to Olivia that suggests power and spirituality and honors Greece, and it is used mostly in Greek communities, with Pia as a nickname. The name is also glossed as “heavenly,” and actress Olympia Dukakis is a well-known bearer.
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Usage of Olympia in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Olympia 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 Olympia is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Olympia in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 84 girls were named Olympia, making it the #2194 girls' name in the US. Since 1897, 3,644 girls have been named Olympia, with the most (104) in 1981. It is most common, relative to births, in Utah, New Jersey and New York.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
| Where | Rank | Count | Source |
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| England and Wales | #922 girls | 38 | Office for National Statistics (ONS), 2025 |
| Italy | #625 girls | 18 | Istituto Nazionale di Statistica (ISTAT), 2024 |
| Poland | #706 girls | 2 | Ministry of Digital Affairs (Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji), PESEL register, via dane.gov.pl, 2025 |
| Spain (Catalonia) | #526 girls | 5 | Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya (Idescat), 2025 |
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Towns named Olympia
There are 13 towns and villages with Olympia in their name, in 3 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 11🇬🇷 Greece 1🇵🇭 Philippines 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Olympia | Washington, 🇺🇸 United States | 55,733 | Map |
| Olympia Heights | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | 13,488 | Map |
| Archaía Olympía | West Greece, 🇬🇷 Greece | 11,153 | Map |
| Olympia Fields | Illinois, 🇺🇸 United States | 4,988 | Map |
| East Olympia | Washington, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| North Olympia | Washington, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Olympia | National Capital Region, 🇵🇭 Philippines | – | Map |
| Olympia | Kentucky, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Olympia | Missouri, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Olympia | North Carolina, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Olympia
There are 4 lakes and reservoirs with Olympia in their name, in 2 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 3🇨🇦 Canada 1
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| Lake Olympia | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lake Olympia | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Olympia Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Olympia Lakes | New Jersey, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Olympia songs
10 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Olympia in their title. The best known:
- Olympia – Sérgio Mendes (1984)
- Olympia (The Sound of My Nation) – Finley (2012)
- OLYMPIA (56111)
- OLYMPIA (Bliss)
- Olympia – Scylla (2019)
- Olympia – Scylla (2019)
- Olympia – Nya (2026)
- Olympia (Remix) – Nya (2026)
- Olympia-Cinema – Clemente Ferreira Junior
- Vamos ao Olympia – Abílio Antônio da Fonseca
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Olympia
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Olympia.
Olympia Dukakis
Olympia Vernon
Olympia as a pet name
FurryName has found 19 dogs named Olympia in public pet registers, making it the #5,958 dog name there. Most of them are registered in New York City (14), Basel (1), Toronto (1). Olympia as a dog name →
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