Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Olive

#497 most common girls' name of all time · #918 across all names · 1% boys / 99% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#497
Rank overall
#918 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
67,320
Since 2016
15,127
Peak year
2022 #158
Best rank
#82 1893
📖The word “olive” appears in the Bible↗
Girls Boys peak 1,841/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Olive is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 1,597 7 1,604 #197
2024 1,789 — 1,789 #170
2023 1,651 6 1,657 #180
2022 1,836 5 1,841 #158
2021 1,636 6 1,642 #182
2020 1,491 6 1,497 #195
2019 1,435 — 1,435 #213
2018 1,232 — 1,232 #268
2017 1,253 6 1,259 #256
2016 1,162 9 1,171 #272
2015 1,212 — 1,212 #264
2014 1,152 — 1,152 #281
2013 1,097 — 1,097 #291
2012 860 — 860 #363
2011 763 — 763 #415
2010 541 5 546 #541
2009 512 — 512 #588
2008 358 — 358 #805
2007 271 — 271 #988
2006 116 — 116 #1,789
2005 88 — 88 #2,106
2004 51 — 51 #3,033
2003 51 — 51 #2,956
2002 43 — 43 #3,241
2001 37 — 37 #3,549
2000 35 — 35 #3,664
1999 23 — 23 #4,719
1998 18 — 18 #5,585
1997 15 — 15 #6,163
1996 13 — 13 #6,723
1995 12 — 12 #7,041
1994 8 — 8 #9,586
1993 16 — 16 #5,674
1992 15 — 15 #6,008
1991 8 — 8 #9,337
1990 13 — 13 #6,466
1989 10 — 10 #7,449
1988 6 — 6 #10,387
1987 7 — 7 #8,778
1986 9 — 9 #7,135
1985 14 — 14 #5,078
1984 8 — 8 #7,399
1983 11 — 11 #5,824
1982 8 — 8 #7,469
1981 8 — 8 #7,409
1980 13 — 13 #5,245
1979 12 — 12 #5,427
1978 9 — 9 #6,385
1977 9 — 9 #6,341
1976 11 — 11 #5,215
1975 15 — 15 #4,142
1974 17 — 17 #3,695
1973 9 — 9 #5,581
1972 13 — 13 #4,300
1971 10 — 10 #5,137
1970 17 — 17 #3,577
1969 19 — 19 #3,102
1968 16 — 16 #3,315
1967 19 — 19 #2,868
1966 22 — 22 #2,586
1965 23 — 23 #2,538
1964 22 — 22 #2,675
1963 28 — 28 #2,253
1962 36 — 36 #1,917
1961 24 — 24 #2,474
1960 48 — 48 #1,617
1959 41 — 41 #1,720
1958 37 — 37 #1,791
1957 56 6 62 #1,407
1956 57 — 57 #1,378
1955 50 — 50 #1,423
1954 58 — 58 #1,300
1953 72 — 72 #1,138
1952 80 — 80 #1,055
1951 67 — 67 #1,143
1950 99 — 99 #891
1949 97 — 97 #895
1948 122 6 128 #777
1947 98 — 98 #892
1946 123 — 123 #729
1945 134 6 140 #628
1944 110 — 110 #718
1943 203 5 208 #526
1942 180 — 180 #554
1941 208 — 208 #485
1940 169 — 169 #528
1939 235 — 235 #438
1938 234 6 240 #439
1937 252 8 260 #407
1936 276 8 284 #382
1935 294 — 294 #370
1934 327 7 334 #346
1933 387 11 398 #317
1932 484 7 491 #283
1931 514 12 526 #274
1930 539 12 551 #277
1929 651 — 651 #245
1928 790 10 800 #223
1927 879 11 890 #216
1926 872 8 880 #213
1925 975 7 982 #204
1924 1,058 — 1,058 #198
1923 1,222 8 1,230 #179
1922 1,323 13 1,336 #169
1921 1,567 20 1,587 #154
1920 1,552 11 1,563 #151
1919 1,488 11 1,499 #149
1918 1,618 17 1,635 #143
1917 1,566 11 1,577 #138
1916 1,616 8 1,624 #132
1915 1,654 13 1,667 #123
1914 1,200 9 1,209 #127
1913 994 5 999 #129
1912 874 14 888 #131
1911 699 7 706 #121
1910 646 8 654 #125
1909 645 6 651 #112
1908 648 — 648 #111
1907 568 — 568 #118
1906 561 6 567 #110
1905 598 6 604 #107
1904 573 — 573 #106
1903 597 6 603 #97
1902 593 — 593 #99
1901 539 — 539 #98
1900 705 7 712 #95
1899 565 5 570 #98
1898 644 — 644 #93
1897 583 — 583 #92
1896 583 — 583 #90
1895 577 — 577 #91
1894 589 — 589 #88
1893 589 — 589 #82
1892 583 7 590 #83
1891 509 6 515 #85
1890 491 — 491 #89
1889 464 5 469 #88
1888 465 — 465 #87
1887 394 — 394 #85
1886 404 — 404 #84
1885 349 5 354 #86
1884 360 — 360 #84
1883 294 — 294 #91
1882 291 — 291 #88
1881 211 — 211 #100
1880 224 — 224 #95