Olive Girl
How popular is Olive?
#197 girl name in 2025
1,597 baby girls were named Olive in the US in 2025, making it the 197th most popular girl name. Another 7 boys got the name (#9,710 for boys).
25,581living people named Olive (est.)
9median age of people named Olive
67,320babies named Olive since 1880
1 in 2,067US babies born in 2025
Olive popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #197 for girls (▼ 27 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,597 girls, 7 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+32% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #264 in 2015, #195 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (1,836 girls) |
| Highest rank | #82 in 1893 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Olive is most popular
Babies named Olive per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Olive by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,456 | #83 |
| 1890s | 5,713 | #82 |
| 1900s | 6,027 | #95 |
| 1910s | 12,355 | #121 |
| 1920s | 10,889 | #151 |
| 1930s | 3,542 | #274 |
| 1940s | 1,444 | #485 |
| 1950s | 617 | #890 |
| 1960s | 257 | #1,616 |
| 1970s | 122 | #3,576 |
| 1980s | 94 | #5,075 |
| 1990s | 141 | #4,713 |
| 2000s | 1,562 | #588 |
| 2010s | 10,707 | #213 |
| 2020s | 10,000 | #158 |
Girl names about as popular as Olive
Questions
- Is Olive a boy or girl name?
- Olive is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Olive were girls.
- How popular is the name Olive?
- 1,597 baby girls were named Olive in the US in 2025, making it the 197th most popular girl name. Another 7 boys got the name (#9,710 for boys).
- When was Olive most popular?
- Olive peaked in 2022, when 1,836 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #82 in 1893.
- How many people are named Olive?
- 67,320 babies have been named Olive in the US since 1880. We estimate about 25,581 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Olive most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Olive was most common in Wyoming, at 4.7 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.