How Many People Are Named Olivet?
An estimated 59 people in the United States have the first name Olivet. It is predominantly female (95.2%). The average bearer is 7 years old, and Olivet peaked in popularity in 1918 with 13 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Olivet 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 Olivet paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Olivet is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
59
About 1 in 5,809,396 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
95.2% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
1918
13 births
Total Registered
104
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Olivet
Olivet is predominantly female (95.2%), though 5 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Olivet as a male name
Ranked #4,624 in 1918
5 male births in 1918
Peak: 1918 (5 births)
Olivet as a female name
Ranked #10,843 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (12 births)
Olivet: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Olivet span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 43 babies were registered. Olivet remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Olivet by Decade
How has Olivet 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.
Olivet + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Olivet as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Olivet
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Olivet: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Olivet?
We estimate approximately 59 people named Olivet 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 5,809,396 Americans share this first name.
Is Olivet a common name?
Olivet is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 56.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 104 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Olivet most popular?
Olivet reached peak popularity in 1918, when 13 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Olivet is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Olivet a female name?
Olivet is predominantly female. 95.2% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Olivet Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Olivet Smith, Olivet Johnson, Olivet 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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