girl · latin and english
Olivia
say it oh-liv-ee-uh
What Olivia means
- Latin and English from Latin oliva, olive; used by Shakespeare in Twelfth Night
How popular it is
In the top 100 in 25 countries.
Its use is steady over the last ten years.
- no. 1 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 1 in England & Wales (2024)
- no. 1 in the US (2024)
- no. 1 in Belgium (2021)
- no. 1 in Finland (2022)
- no. 1 in Guernsey (2021)
- no. 2 in Scotland (2025)
- no. 2 in Argentina (2020)
In the United States it was most popular around 2010.
Other forms
Olive, Olivie
Names with a similar meaning
Chloe Laura Ivy Riley Lina Hailey Hayden Ollie Holly Sage Daphne Rylee
Olivia in stories
- Twelfth Night: Olivia, the grieving countess who falls for the disguised Viola
- Scandal: Olivia Pope, the Washington fixer
- Fringe: Olivia Dunham, the FBI agent
- Law & Order: SVU: Olivia Benson, the dedicated detective