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Olive name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Olive ranks #197 in female records (1,597 reported) and #10,398 in male records (7 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#197 · 1,597 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 192 female records (1,789 to 1,597); rank moved from #170 to #197.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 39 female records (1,636 to 1,597); rank moved from #182 to #197.
2025 male rank and count
#10,398 · 7 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
No published 2024 male observation to compare. A missing observation is not zero.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 1 male records (6 to 7); rank moved from #11,760 to #10,398.
Peak year in available data
2022: 1,836 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Olive becoming more popular?

Olive's reported female count decreased by 192 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #170 to #197. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Olive in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for OliveFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,8360201620252016: 1,162 female records2017: 1,253 female records2018: 1,232 female records2019: 1,435 female records2020: 1,491 female records2021: 1,636 female records2022: 1,836 female records2023: 1,651 female records2024: 1,789 female records2025: 1,597 female records2016: 9 male records2017: 6 male records2020: 6 male records2021: 6 male records2022: 5 male records2023: 6 male records2025: 7 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20251,597197710,398
20241,789170——
20231,651180611,873
20221,836159513,798
20211,636182611,760
20201,491196611,619
20191,435214——
20181,232268——
20171,253256611,809
20161,16227398,629

Questions about Olive’s popularity

How common is Olive in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Olive ranks #197 in female records (1,597 reported) and #10,398 in male records (7 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Olive?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Olive only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

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