Oliviah
Oliviah was the 10707th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 3159th; the most babies were born in 2011 (53). Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,960 places. More babies were named Oliviah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Olivia) olive, olive tree · Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #10,707 girls, down 4,440 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 9girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201153 babies
- Total since 1880
- 717babies recorded
What does the name Oliviah mean?
Oliviah is a spelling of Olivia, pronounced the same way, so it shares Olivia's meaning and origin.
Olivia goes back to the Latin word for the olive, the tree and its fruit. Medieval English records already show it as a woman's name: DMNES files Olivia under Olive, with Latin forms such as Oliva and Olivia in English documents from the 1290s on. Wiktionary credits Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night, whose heroine is Olivia, with first making the name popular.
olīva (Latin, “olive; olive tree”)
How sure is this? Probable. The olive root is agreed. The exact route by which the -ia form spread in English (an early saint's name or Shakespeare) is less well documented.
See also: Latin names, names that mean tree.
Oliviah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,707 | 9 |
| 2020 | #6,267 | 19 |
| 2010 | #3,797 | 41 |
| 2000 | #9,695 | 10 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Oliviah, counting every spelling?
Oliviah is a spelling of Olivia, a name family that ranked #2 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #10,707 for Oliviah on its own. Together these spellings went to 13,601 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia | 13,544 | #1 | 78,162 |
| Olyvia | 48 | #3,283 | 243 |
| Oliviah | 9 | #10,707 | 60 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Oliviah?
9 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Oliviah (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Oliviah born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 930 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Oliviah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Oliviah?
About 700 people born in the US named Oliviah are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 10 and 18. That makes Oliviah mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Oliviah by state
How common Oliviah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Oliviah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Oliviah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Oliviah
What does Oliviah mean?
Oliviah is a spelling of Olivia, which means “olive, olive tree” (Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Oliviah?
Oliviah was the 10707th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 9 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 3159th; the most babies were born in 2011 (53). Over the last ten years it has moved down 6,960 places. More babies were named Oliviah in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Oliviah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Oliviah in the US.
Where is Oliviah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Oliviah was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.