Olive
English use of the tree and fruit name, from Latin oliva by way of Greek elaia. A medieval given name Oliva also existed.
Olive in 2025
Olive was given to 1,604 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 428th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 2,067 babies born.
The history of Olive
Olive reached its highest point in 2022, when 1,841 babies were given the name, ranking 375th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 113th, in 1893.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 67,320 babies have been named Olive. Half of them were born before 1924, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Olive by decade
| Decade | Babies named Olive | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,466 | 130 |
| 1890s | 5,731 | 113 |
| 1900s | 6,058 | 134 |
| 1910s | 12,458 | 182 |
| 1920s | 10,977 | 261 |
| 1930s | 3,613 | 499 |
| 1940s | 1,461 | 874 |
| 1950s | 623 | 1,537 |
| 1960s | 257 | 2,662 |
| 1970s | 122 | 5,568 |
| 1980s | 94 | 8,092 |
| 1990s | 141 | 8,004 |
| 2000s | 1,562 | 1,112 |
| 2010s | 10,727 | 477 |
| 2020s | 10,030 | 375 |
Where Olive is heading
Olive has risen 32% over the past decade, from 1,212 babies in 2015 to 1,604 in 2025.
Names like Olive
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Olive.