Olive is a familiar variant of Olivia that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Olive is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #197 among girls (1,597) and #10,398 among boys (7) — overall #428 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,604 | 1,604 | #197 | #10,398 |
| 2024 | 1,789 | 1,789 | #170 | — |
| 2023 | 1,657 | 1,657 | #180 | #11,873 |
| 2022 | 1,841 | 1,841 | #159 | #13,798 |
| 2021 | 1,642 | 1,642 | #182 | #11,760 |
| 2020 | 1,497 | 1,497 | #196 | #11,619 |
| 2019 | 1,435 | 1,435 | #214 | — |
| 2018 | 1,232 | 1,232 | #268 | — |
| 2017 | 1,259 | 1,259 | #256 | #11,809 |
| 2016 | 1,171 | 1,171 | #273 | #8,629 |
| 2015 | 1,212 | 1,212 | #264 | — |
| 2014 | 1,152 | 1,152 | #281 | — |
| 2013 | 1,097 | 1,097 | #291 | — |
| 2012 | 860 | 860 | #365 | — |
| 2011 | 763 | 763 | #415 | — |
| 2010 | 546 | 546 | #543 | #13,722 |
| 2009 | 512 | 512 | #589 | — |
| 2008 | 358 | 358 | #807 | — |
| 2007 | 271 | 271 | #989 | — |
| 2006 | 116 | 116 | #1,793 | — |
| 2005 | 88 | 88 | #2,117 | — |
| 2004 | 51 | 51 | #3,060 | — |
| 2003 | 51 | 51 | #2,986 | — |
| 2002 | 43 | 43 | #3,273 | — |
| 2001 | 37 | 37 | #3,616 | — |
| 2000 | 35 | 35 | #3,715 | — |
| 1999 | 23 | 23 | #4,834 | — |
| 1998 | 18 | 18 | #5,746 | — |
| 1997 | 15 | — | #6,408 | — |
| 1996 | 13 | — | #7,028 | — |
| 1995 | 12 | — | #7,389 | — |
| 1994 | 8 | — | #10,259 | — |
| 1993 | 16 | — | #5,864 | — |
| 1992 | 15 | — | #6,219 | — |
| 1991 | 8 | — | #9,985 | — |
| 1990 | 13 | — | #6,750 | — |
| 1989 | 10 | — | #7,868 | — |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #11,337 | — |
| 1987 | 7 | — | #9,502 | — |
| 1986 | 9 | — | #7,554 | — |
| 1985 | 14 | — | #5,270 | — |
| 1984 | 8 | — | #7,936 | — |
| 1983 | 11 | — | #6,096 | — |
| 1982 | 8 | — | #7,992 | — |
| 1981 | 8 | — | #7,917 | — |
| 1980 | 13 | — | #5,449 | — |
| 1979 | 12 | — | #5,647 | — |
| 1978 | 9 | — | #6,764 | — |
| 1977 | 9 | — | #6,711 | — |
| 1976 | 11 | — | #5,477 | — |
| 1975 | 15 | — | #4,297 | — |
| 1974 | 17 | — | #3,819 | — |
| 1973 | 9 | — | #5,915 | — |
| 1972 | 13 | — | #4,466 | — |
| 1971 | 10 | — | #5,406 | — |
| 1970 | 17 | — | #3,677 | — |
| 1969 | 19 | — | #3,168 | — |
| 1968 | 16 | — | #3,410 | — |
| 1967 | 19 | — | #2,940 | — |
| 1966 | 22 | — | #2,638 | — |
| 1965 | 23 | — | #2,588 | — |
| 1964 | 22 | — | #2,725 | — |
| 1963 | 28 | — | #2,287 | — |
| 1962 | 36 | — | #1,935 | — |
| 1961 | 24 | — | #2,519 | — |
| 1960 | 48 | — | #1,632 | — |
| 1959 | 41 | — | #1,736 | — |
| 1958 | 37 | — | #1,811 | — |
| 1957 | 62 | — | #1,418 | #3,863 |
| 1956 | 57 | — | #1,393 | — |
| 1955 | 50 | — | #1,435 | — |
| 1954 | 58 | — | #1,305 | — |
| 1953 | 72 | — | #1,144 | — |
| 1952 | 80 | — | #1,058 | — |
| 1951 | 67 | — | #1,149 | — |
| 1950 | 99 | — | #892 | — |
| 1949 | 97 | — | #902 | — |
| 1948 | 128 | — | #780 | #3,574 |
| 1947 | 98 | — | #896 | — |
| 1946 | 123 | — | #730 | — |
| 1945 | 140 | — | #630 | #3,222 |
| 1944 | 110 | — | #721 | — |
| 1943 | 208 | — | #530 | #3,910 |
| 1942 | 180 | — | #555 | — |
| 1941 | 208 | — | #487 | — |
| 1940 | 169 | — | #528 | — |
| 1939 | 235 | — | #441 | — |
| 1938 | 240 | — | #440 | #3,425 |
| 1937 | 260 | — | #408 | #2,835 |
| 1936 | 284 | — | #382 | #2,791 |
| 1935 | 294 | — | #371 | — |
| 1934 | 334 | — | #347 | #3,201 |
| 1933 | 398 | — | #317 | #2,324 |
| 1932 | 491 | — | #283 | #3,284 |
| 1931 | 526 | — | #274 | #2,297 |
| 1930 | 551 | — | #278 | #2,410 |
| 1929 | 651 | — | #245 | — |
| 1928 | 800 | — | #223 | #2,793 |
| 1927 | 890 | — | #216 | #2,651 |
| 1926 | 880 | — | #213 | #3,306 |
| 1925 | 982 | — | #204 | #3,648 |
| 1924 | 1,058 | — | #198 | — |
| 1923 | 1,230 | — | #179 | #3,385 |
| 1922 | 1,336 | — | #169 | #2,445 |
| 1921 | 1,587 | — | #154 | #1,811 |
| 1920 | 1,563 | — | #151 | #2,717 |
| 1919 | 1,499 | — | #149 | #2,622 |
| 1918 | 1,635 | — | #143 | #1,971 |
| 1917 | 1,577 | — | #138 | #2,522 |
| 1916 | 1,624 | — | #132 | #3,114 |
| 1915 | 1,667 | — | #123 | #2,144 |
| 1914 | 1,209 | — | #127 | #2,400 |
| 1913 | 999 | — | #129 | #3,135 |
| 1912 | 888 | — | #131 | #1,329 |
| 1911 | 706 | — | #121 | #1,499 |
| 1910 | 654 | — | #125 | #1,282 |
| 1909 | 651 | — | #112 | #1,404 |
| 1908 | 648 | — | #111 | — |
| 1907 | 568 | — | #118 | — |
| 1906 | 567 | — | #111 | #1,208 |
| 1905 | 604 | — | #107 | #1,196 |
| 1904 | 573 | — | #106 | — |
| 1903 | 603 | — | #97 | #1,096 |
| 1902 | 593 | — | #99 | — |
| 1901 | 539 | — | #98 | — |
| 1900 | 712 | — | #95 | #1,136 |
| 1899 | 570 | — | #98 | #1,160 |
| 1898 | 644 | — | #93 | — |
| 1897 | 583 | — | #92 | — |
| 1896 | 583 | — | #90 | — |
| 1895 | 577 | — | #91 | — |
| 1894 | 589 | — | #88 | — |
| 1893 | 589 | — | #82 | — |
| 1892 | 590 | — | #83 | #930 |
| 1891 | 515 | — | #85 | #928 |
| 1890 | 491 | — | #89 | — |
| 1889 | 469 | — | #88 | #1,073 |
| 1888 | 465 | — | #87 | — |
| 1887 | 394 | — | #85 | — |
| 1886 | 404 | — | #84 | — |
| 1885 | 354 | — | #86 | #1,054 |
| 1884 | 360 | — | #84 | — |
| 1883 | 294 | — | #91 | — |
| 1882 | 291 | — | #88 | — |
| 1881 | 211 | — | #100 | — |
| 1880 | 224 | — | #95 | — |