Girl’s name · Latin, American English

Olyvia

How to say it: oh-LIV-ee-uh · /oʊˈlɪviə/

Modern respelling of Olivia, from Latin 'oliva' meaning 'olive' - variant spelling popular in the US in 2000s.

Olyvia was the 2nd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 48 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2000s, its births are down about 34% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #9 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#2for girls in 2025
1 in 231US babies
48born in 2025
#9projected for 2030
2000sits peak decade
1 in 10chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Olyvia
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#2
Babies born in 202548
Share of births1 in 231
Peak decade2000s
Change over 10 years−34%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#9
In France, 2025#25 among girls’ names, 5 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Olyvia is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 57 per million births, 2000s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Liv
  • Via
  • Oly

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Olyvia is about 1 in 10.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, French.

In France: #25 for girls in 2025.

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