Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Olive

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Olive Branch, Peace
Irish
Olive

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Biblical
  • Color
  • Flower
  • Fruit
  • Green
  • Nature
  • Word

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Olive

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1921 (rank #1765, 20 births); most recent 2025 (rank #9714, 7 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #158, 1,836 births); most recent 2025 (rank #197, 1,597 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202571,597
2024–1,778
202361,649
202251,836
202161,635
202061,491
2019–1,434
2018–1,232
201761,252
201691,162

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #47, 892 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025892
2024834
2023776
2022648
2021691
2020510
2019469
2018457
2017362
2016368

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1931 (rank #465, 10 births); most recent 1971 (rank #1476, 4 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1913 (rank #235, 67 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1511, 21 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023–21
2022–22
2021–18
2020–18
2019–28
2018–12
2017–11
2016–13
2015–20
2014–22

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1975 (rank #34, 239 births); most recent 2025 (rank #249, 17 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202517
202417
202312
20228
202113
20208
20199
201812
201717
201611

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #106, 41 births); most recent 2025 (rank #129, 35 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202535
202441
202331
202228
202129
202010
201924
201810
201712
201611

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #119, 17 births); most recent 2025 (rank #146, 13 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
202513
202417
20238
202212
202110
20203
20195
20186
20176
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #63, 47 births); most recent 2023 (rank #93, 30 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202330
202225
202147
202038
201936
201838
201726
201625
201525
201432

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence