Olympia
Olympia was the 2210th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 84 babies. Its best year was 1917, when it ranked 854th; the most babies were born in 1981 (104). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,620 places. More babies were named Olympia in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,210 girls, up 281 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 84girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1981104 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,644babies recorded
Olympia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,210 | 84 |
| 2020 | #2,491 | 70 |
| 2010 | #4,942 | 29 |
| 2000 | #6,154 | 18 |
| 1990 | #2,936 | 39 |
| 1980 | #2,423 | 40 |
| 1970 | #4,686 | 12 |
| 1960 | #2,963 | 18 |
| 1950 | #3,181 | 12 |
| 1940 | #2,539 | 12 |
| 1930 | #2,185 | 16 |
| 1920 | #1,026 | 53 |
| 1910 | #1,492 | 11 |
| 1900 | #1,399 | 9 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Olympia, counting every spelling?
Olympia is the most common spelling of a name family that had 96 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 96 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia | 84 | #2,210 | 374 |
| Olimpia | 12 | #8,732 | 35 |
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 Olympia?
84 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Olympia (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Olympia 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 100 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Olympia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Olympia?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Olympia are alive today, with a median age of 32; half are between 9 and 49. That makes Olympia mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Olympia by state
How common Olympia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.9×), California (1.5×). In 43 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 Olympia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Olympia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Olympia
How popular is the name Olympia?
Olympia was the 2210th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 84 babies. Its best year was 1917, when it ranked 854th; the most babies were born in 1981 (104). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,620 places. More babies were named Olympia in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Olympia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Olympia in the US.
Where is Olympia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Olympia was most common in New York (0.13 per 1,000 girls), followed by Utah and California.