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Girl name

Olive

Olive is currently the #197 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 1,597 babies. Its position has barely moved over the past five years — a sign of steady, established appeal. Looking at the full record since 1880, Olive hit its all-time high of #82 in 1893, when 589 girls were given the name. State by state, Alaska leads the way at #70.

Rankings

2025 rank
#197
among girl names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#82
in 1893 (1890s)
Babies in 2025
1,597
girls named Olive

Olive popularity, 1880–2025

0.075%0.15%0.23%0.30%18801900192019401960198020002020#82 in 1893
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1893

Where Olive is most popular

Alaska: #70 (8 girls, 0.48% of girls born 2025)AK#70Maine: #82 (12 girls, 0.39% of girls born 2025)ME#82Vermont: #75 (5 girls, 0.51% of girls born 2025)VT#75New Hampshire: #149 (8 girls, 0.21% of girls born 2025)NH#149Washington: #127 (52 girls, 0.18% of girls born 2025)WA#127Idaho: #124 (16 girls, 0.22% of girls born 2025)ID#124Montana: #122 (8 girls, 0.28% of girls born 2025)MT#122North Dakota: #91 (10 girls, 0.37% of girls born 2025)ND#91Minnesota: #111 (46 girls, 0.21% of girls born 2025)MN#111Wisconsin: #159 (33 girls, 0.16% of girls born 2025)WI#159Michigan: #128 (65 girls, 0.18% of girls born 2025)MI#128New York: #263 (64 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)NY#263Massachusetts: #207 (27 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)MA#207Rhode Island: #120 (7 girls, 0.29% of girls born 2025)RI#120Oregon: #119 (28 girls, 0.21% of girls born 2025)OR#119Nevada: #150 (16 girls, 0.17% of girls born 2025)NV#150Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Olive in 2025WYSouth Dakota: #139 (8 girls, 0.26% of girls born 2025)SD#139Iowa: #199 (16 girls, 0.14% of girls born 2025)IA#199Illinois: #144 (68 girls, 0.15% of girls born 2025)IL#144Indiana: #156 (44 girls, 0.16% of girls born 2025)IN#156Ohio: #178 (63 girls, 0.13% of girls born 2025)OH#178Pennsylvania: #207 (55 girls, 0.12% of girls born 2025)PA#207New Jersey: #339 (24 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)NJ#339Connecticut: #220 (15 girls, 0.13% of girls born 2025)CT#220California: #177 (183 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)CA#177Utah: #71 (54 girls, 0.32% of girls born 2025)UT#71Colorado: #100 (51 girls, 0.22% of girls born 2025)CO#100Nebraska: #169 (13 girls, 0.18% of girls born 2025)NE#169Missouri: #150 (41 girls, 0.17% of girls born 2025)MO#150Kentucky: #405 (10 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)KY#405West Virginia: #308 (5 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)WV#308Virginia: #192 (43 girls, 0.13% of girls born 2025)VA#192Maryland: #168 (30 girls, 0.15% of girls born 2025)MD#168Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Olive in 2025DEArizona: #154 (41 girls, 0.15% of girls born 2025)AZ#154New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Olive in 2025NMKansas: #172 (19 girls, 0.16% of girls born 2025)KS#172Arkansas: #335 (9 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)AR#335Tennessee: #275 (28 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)TN#275North Carolina: #180 (58 girls, 0.12% of girls born 2025)NC#180South Carolina: #278 (18 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)SC#278District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Olive in 2025DCOklahoma: #175 (22 girls, 0.15% of girls born 2025)OK#175Louisiana: #271 (16 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)LA#271Mississippi: #441 (6 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)MS#441Alabama: #266 (18 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)AL#266Georgia: #280 (36 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)GA#280Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Olive in 2025HITexas: #310 (110 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)TX#310Florida: #253 (75 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)FL#253
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Vermont (#75), Alaska (#70), Maine (#82)

Uniqueness score

28/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind

A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Olive in the most recent year of SSA data.

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