girl (SSA Category)Latin OriginUS Rank #1 in 2025

Olivia

Alternative forms & variants: Alivia, Olyvia

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Olive; symbol of peace, fruitfulness, and tranquility; popularized by Shakespeare in Twelfth Night”

Linguistic heritage: Latin

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:oh-LIV-ee-uh

IPA (US English):/oʊˈlɪviə/

Source: Carnegie Mellon Pronouncing Dictionary (en-US)

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Peak Popularity201419,840 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#113,554 births in 2025

Total US Registrations568,136Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio100% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1880 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity2014 (19,840 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1880

Recent 2025 Level10 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Source Citations & Review Provenance

Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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