Olivia is a girl's name of English origin meaning “olive; olive branch.” In 2024 it was given to 14,718 girls in the United States.
Olivia belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “olive; olive branch” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Olivia first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1 in 2019, and in 2024 14,718 babies received the name — 553,664 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Olivia means “olive; olive branch” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Olivia is a girl name. In 2024, 14,718 babies received the name in the US.
Olivia comes from the English & American tradition.
Olivia first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #1 in 2019, and 14,718 babies were given the name in 2024.
Olivia is pronounced /əʊˈlɪvi.ə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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