Is Olive a boy or girl name?
Olive is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,778 girls and 0 boys were named Olive, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.4% of the 65,699 US babies named Olive were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #171
- Babies named Olive since 1880
- 65,699
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 1,841 babies
Boys and girls named Olive, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | 3,456 | 99.7% |
| 1890s | 18 | 5,713 | 99.7% |
| 1900s | 31 | 6,027 | 99.5% |
| 1910s | 103 | 12,355 | 99.2% |
| 1920s | 88 | 10,889 | 99.2% |
| 1930s | 71 | 3,541 | 98% |
| 1940s | 17 | 1,444 | 98.8% |
| 1950s | 6 | 617 | 99% |
| 1960s | 0 | 257 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 122 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 94 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 141 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,562 | 100% |
| 2010s | 20 | 10,705 | 99.8% |
| 2020s | 23 | 8,389 | 99.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,778 | #171 |
| 2023 | 6 | #11,864 | 1,649 | #180 |
| 2022 | 5 | #13,788 | 1,836 | #158 |
| 2021 | 6 | #11,750 | 1,635 | #182 |
| 2020 | 6 | #11,613 | 1,491 | #196 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,434 | #214 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,232 | #268 |
| 2017 | 6 | #11,806 | 1,252 | #256 |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,628 | 1,162 | #273 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,212 | #264 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 1,152 | #281 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 1,097 | #291 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 860 | #365 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 763 | #415 |
| 2010 | 5 | #13,721 | 541 | #543 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 512 | #588 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 358 | #807 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 271 | #989 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,793 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,117 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,060 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,986 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,273 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,615 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,715 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 23 | #4,834 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 18 | #5,746 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,407 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 13 | #7,028 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,388 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,259 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,864 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,218 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,985 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,750 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 10 | #7,868 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 6 | #11,337 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 7 | #9,503 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,554 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,270 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,935 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,096 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,991 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,917 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,449 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,645 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,763 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,711 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,477 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,297 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,818 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,915 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,466 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,406 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,677 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 19 | #3,166 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,410 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,940 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,638 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,590 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,725 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,285 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,936 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,518 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,632 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,735 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,811 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,865 | 56 | #1,418 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,393 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,435 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,305 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,144 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,058 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,149 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 99 | #892 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 97 | #902 |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,574 | 122 | #780 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 98 | #896 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 123 | #730 |
| 1945 | 6 | #3,222 | 134 | #630 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 110 | #721 |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,910 | 203 | #530 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 180 | #555 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 208 | #487 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 169 | #528 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 235 | #441 |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,426 | 234 | #440 |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,835 | 251 | #409 |
| 1936 | 8 | #2,791 | 276 | #382 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 294 | #371 |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,201 | 327 | #347 |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,324 | 387 | #317 |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,284 | 484 | #283 |
| 1931 | 12 | #2,297 | 514 | #274 |
| 1930 | 12 | #2,410 | 539 | #278 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 651 | #245 |
| 1928 | 10 | #2,793 | 790 | #223 |
| 1927 | 11 | #2,651 | 879 | #216 |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,306 | 872 | #213 |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,648 | 975 | #204 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 1,058 | #198 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,385 | 1,222 | #179 |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,445 | 1,323 | #169 |
| 1921 | 20 | #1,811 | 1,567 | #154 |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,717 | 1,552 | #151 |
| 1919 | 11 | #2,622 | 1,488 | #149 |
| 1918 | 17 | #1,971 | 1,618 | #143 |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,522 | 1,566 | #138 |
| 1916 | 8 | #3,114 | 1,616 | #132 |
| 1915 | 13 | #2,144 | 1,654 | #123 |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,400 | 1,200 | #127 |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,135 | 994 | #129 |
| 1912 | 14 | #1,329 | 874 | #131 |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,499 | 699 | #121 |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,282 | 646 | #125 |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,404 | 645 | #112 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 648 | #111 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 568 | #118 |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,208 | 561 | #111 |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,196 | 598 | #107 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 573 | #106 |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,096 | 597 | #97 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 593 | #99 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 539 | #98 |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,136 | 705 | #95 |
| 1899 | 5 | #1,160 | 565 | #98 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 644 | #93 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 583 | #92 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 583 | #90 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 577 | #91 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 589 | #88 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 589 | #82 |
| 1892 | 7 | #930 | 583 | #83 |
| 1891 | 6 | #928 | 509 | #85 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 491 | #89 |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,073 | 464 | #88 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 465 | #87 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 394 | #85 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 404 | #84 |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,054 | 349 | #86 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 360 | #84 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 294 | #91 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 291 | #88 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 211 | #100 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 224 | #95 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Olive reached #928 in 1891. As a girl name, it reached #82 in 1893. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Olive
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.