Olivia

Meaning and origin of Olivia

Popularity of Olivia in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2025.
• Over recent years, Olivia has been rising (+5.5% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Olivia every 1.8 schools, all spellings combined.

Olivia in English-speaking countries

Olivia ranks 1^st in British Columbia (Canada), 1^st in Ontario (Canada) and 1^st in England and Wales, against 23^rd in France.

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  1^st girls’ name652 babies in 3 years1 girl in 61−1% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  3^rd girls’ name336 babies in 3 years1 girl in 67−2.7% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  2^nd girls’ name783 babies in 3 years1 girl in 69−5.8% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  1^st girls’ name1,878 babies in 3 years1 girl in 82−6.6% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  4^th girls’ name465 babies in 3 years1 girl in 90−4.8% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  8^th girls’ name684 babies in 3 years1 girl in 95−0.6% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  1^st girls’ name8,053 babies in 3 years1 girl in 95−6.6% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  1^st girls’ name43,645 babies in 3 years1 girl in 111−3.6% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Olivia and Olívia are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Olíviaabroad
• Olyvia15
• Oliwia10
• Olivyaabroad

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Olivia

• Giulia
• Victoria
• Julia
• Léonie
• Valentina
• Camélia
• Livia
• Capucine
• Victoire
• Camille
• Mia
• Juliette

See also

• →French names of Latin origin
• 23^rdTop 100 French girl names