How Many People Are Named Oliva?
An estimated 1,254 people in the United States have the first name Oliva. It is predominantly female (98.4%). The average bearer is 30 years old, and Oliva peaked in popularity in 1990 with 34 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Oliva as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Oliva paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,254
About 1 in 273,329 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.4% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1990
34 births
Total Registered
1,991
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Oliva
Oliva is predominantly female (98.4%), though 32 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Oliva as a male name
Ranked #4,396 in 1930
5 male births in 1930
Peak: 1924 (7 births)
Oliva as a female name
Ranked #6,082 in 2024
20 female births in 2024
Peak: 1990 (34 births)
Oliva: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Oliva span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 293 babies were registered. While Oliva is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Oliva by Decade
How has Oliva tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Oliva by State
Birth registrations for Oliva span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Washington. On average, about 31 Olivas were registered per state.
Oliva + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Oliva as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Oliva
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Oliva: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Oliva?
We estimate approximately 1,254 people named Oliva are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 273,329 Americans share this first name.
Is Oliva a common name?
Oliva is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,991 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Oliva most popular?
Oliva reached peak popularity in 1990, when 34 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Oliva is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Oliva a female name?
Oliva is predominantly female. 98.4% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Oliva Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Oliva Smith, Oliva Johnson, Oliva Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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