Spellings
Olivia or Alivia?
In the US in 2025, 95% of babies in this name family were spelled Olivia and 4% Alivia. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Olivia95% of the family13,544 born in 2025#1 among girls−31% since 2015Alivia4% of the family619 born in 2025#484 among girls−59% since 2015Alyvia1% of the family109 born in 2025#1,833 among girls−58% since 2015Olyvia<1% of the family48 born in 2025#3,249 among girls−48% since 2015
Ten years ago
Olivia already led in 2015, with 91% of the family's births; it has 95% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 21,602 to 14,320 births (−34%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olivia | 19,729 | 13,544 | −31% |
| Alivia | 1,522 | 619 | −59% |
| Alyvia | 259 | 109 | −58% |
| Olyvia | 92 | 48 | −48% |
How they sound
- Olivia /əˈlɪviə/ (uh-LIV-ee-uh)
- Alivia /əˈlɪviə/ (uh-LIV-ee-uh)
- Alyvia /əˈlɪviə/ (uh-LIV-ee-uh)
- Olyvia /oʊˈlɪviə/ (oh-LIV-ee-uh)
In France
In France in 2025: Olivia 1,685 births (#19 among girls) and Olyvia 5 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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