How Many People Are Named Olivia?
An estimated 524,918 people in the United States have the first name Olivia. While not in the top 50, it remains a well-known name ranking #80 overall. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Olivia peaked in popularity in 2014 with 19,859 births that year. It has a similar number of bearers to Jose (523,952).
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Olivia 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 Olivia paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Olivia is overwhelmingly female, 781 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
524,918
About 1 in 653 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Common
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2014
19,859 births
Total Registered
554,445
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Olivia
Olivia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 554,445 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Olivia as a male name
Ranked #5,811 in 2024
16 male births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (73 births)
Olivia as a female name
Ranked #1 in 2024
14,718 female births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (19,836 births)
Olivia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Olivia span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 184,696 babies were registered. While Olivia is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Olivia by Decade
How has Olivia 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 618 | 0 | 618 | |
| 1890s | 1,099 | 0 | 1,099 | |
| 1900s | 1,575 | 0 | 1,575 | |
| 1910s | 3,545 | 0 | 3,545 | |
| 1920s | 5,007 | 25 | 4,982 | |
| 1930s | 3,953 | 31 | 3,922 | |
| 1940s | 7,218 | 17 | 7,201 | |
| 1950s | 6,106 | 6 | 6,100 | |
| 1960s | 4,015 | 0 | 4,015 | |
| 1970s | 7,887 | 38 | 7,849 | |
| 1980s | 14,137 | 76 | 14,061 | |
| 1990s | 76,038 | 125 | 75,913 | |
| 2000s | 156,283 | 235 | 156,048 | |
| 2010s | 184,696 | 168 | 184,528 | |
| 2020s | 82,268 | 60 | 82,208 | |
Olivia by State
Birth registrations for Olivia span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska. On average, about 10,741 Olivias were registered per state.
Olivia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Olivia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Olivia
Other first names starting with O with a similar number of bearers.
Olivia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Olivia?
We estimate approximately 524,918 people named Olivia 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 653 Americans share this first name.
Is Olivia a common name?
Olivia is classified as "Very Common" and is more popular than 99.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 554,445 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Olivia most popular?
Olivia reached peak popularity in 2014, when 19,859 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Olivia is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Olivia a female name?
Olivia is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Olivia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Olivia Smith, Olivia Johnson, Olivia 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me