Olive
Girl name · #197 in 2025 · Uniqueness 45/100
Olive ranks #197 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 1,597 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #264, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 1,127 girls born in 2025 was named Olive.
Babies named Olive per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 145-year story
Olive first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 224 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 1,836 babies and a rank of #158. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Olive in class?
Olive scores 45 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Olive is most common
Geography matters for names, and Olive is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Olives were CA (183), TX (110), FL (75), IL (68), MI (65). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Olive
Statistically, parents drawn to Olive tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Evie, Blake, Esme, Sloane, and Maisie.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Olive | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,597 | #197 |
| 2024 | 1,789 | #170 |
| 2023 | 1,651 | #180 |
| 2022 | 1,836 | #158 |
| 2021 | 1,636 | #182 |
| 2020 | 1,491 | #195 |
| 2019 | 1,435 | #213 |
| 2018 | 1,232 | #268 |
| 2017 | 1,253 | #256 |
| 2016 | 1,162 | #272 |
| 2015 | 1,212 | #264 |
| 2014 | 1,152 | #281 |
| 2013 | 1,097 | #291 |
| 2012 | 860 | #363 |
| 2011 | 763 | #415 |
| 2010 | 541 | #541 |
| 2009 | 512 | #588 |
| 2008 | 358 | #805 |
| 2007 | 271 | #988 |
| 2006 | 116 | #1788 |
| 2005 | 88 | #2106 |
| 2004 | 51 | #3033 |
| 2003 | 51 | #2956 |
| 2002 | 43 | #3241 |
| 2001 | 37 | #3549 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Olive a popular girl name?
Olive ranked #197 among girls in 2025 with 1,597 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #264.
When was the name Olive most popular?
Olive peaked in 2022, when 1,836 American girls received the name (ranked #158 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Olive?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 1,127 newborn American girls was named Olive. It scores 45/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.