Meaning in the sources
Source-reportedMeaning: “olive”
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- Wikipedia (it): Oliva (nome)CC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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“olive”
Language contexts for this entry: Italian, Catalan
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01 / Meaning & origin
Oliva is a feminine given name documented in Italian and Catalan. Italian Wikipedia gives the meaning “olive”.
Meaning: “olive”
No etymology text in the cited sources.
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United States, 2025: 16 girls (rank 6838).
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03 / By the numbers
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1880–2025 Spelling: Oliva
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
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| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | 5 | 1,024 | observed |
| 1885 | 5 | 1,047 | observed |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | 10 | 839 | observed |
| 1890 | 5 | 1,338 | observed |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | 6 | 1,278 | observed |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | 11 | 950 | observed |
| 1895 | 5 | 1,592 | observed |
| 1896 | 9 | 1,122 | observed |
| 1897 | 6 | 1,385 | observed |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | 8 | 1,181 | observed |
| 1900 | 9 | 1,319 | observed |
| 1901 | 5 | 1,679 | observed |
| 1902 | 11 | 1,075 | observed |
| 1903 | 8 | 1,318 | observed |
| 1904 | 13 | 1,001 | observed |
| 1905 | 11 | 1,162 | observed |
| 1906 | 12 | 1,101 | observed |
| 1907 | 11 | 1,206 | observed |
| 1908 | 7 | 1,676 | observed |
| 1909 | 9 | 1,471 | observed |
| 1910 | 12 | 1,335 | observed |
| 1911 | 11 | 1,450 | observed |
| 1912 | 12 | 1,620 | observed |
| 1913 | 11 | 1,883 | observed |
| 1914 | 10 | 2,265 | observed |
| 1915 | 18 | 1,800 | observed |
| 1916 | 29 | 1,357 | observed |
| 1917 | 24 | 1,552 | observed |
| 1918 | 24 | 1,645 | observed |
| 1919 | 28 | 1,481 | observed |
| 1920 | 23 | 1,751 | observed |
| 1921 | 23 | 1,821 | observed |
| 1922 | 16 | 2,291 | observed |
| 1923 | 28 | 1,556 | observed |
| 1924 | 23 | 1,811 | observed |
| 1925 | 24 | 1,748 | observed |
| 1926 | 18 | 2,076 | observed |
| 1927 | 12 | 2,699 | observed |
| 1928 | 15 | 2,284 | observed |
| 1929 | 15 | 2,191 | observed |
| 1930 | 7 | 3,658 | observed |
| 1931 | 13 | 2,307 | observed |
| 1932 | 11 | 2,644 | observed |
| 1933 | 13 | 2,275 | observed |
| 1934 | 9 | 2,923 | observed |
| 1935 | 17 | 1,917 | observed |
| 1936 | 6 | 3,701 | observed |
| 1937 | 7 | 3,434 | observed |
| 1938 | 9 | 2,940 | observed |
| 1939 | 8 | 3,145 | observed |
| 1940 | 6 | 3,863 | observed |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | 8 | 3,444 | observed |
| 1943 | 6 | 4,196 | observed |
| 1944 | 7 | 3,687 | observed |
| 1945 | 6 | 4,025 | observed |
| 1946 | 8 | 3,665 | observed |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | 5 | 5,243 | observed |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | 5 | 5,301 | observed |
| 1951 | 5 | 5,414 | observed |
| 1952 | 5 | 5,563 | observed |
| 1953 | 9 | 3,955 | observed |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | 9 | 4,069 | observed |
| 1956 | 5 | 5,952 | observed |
| 1957 | 8 | 4,536 | observed |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | 10 | 4,031 | observed |
| 1960 | 5 | 6,390 | observed |
| 1961 | 6 | 5,851 | observed |
| 1962 | 6 | 5,860 | observed |
| 1963 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1964 | 8 | 5,008 | observed |
| 1965 | 10 | 4,202 | observed |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1968 | 5 | 7,016 | observed |
| 1969 | 5 | 7,471 | observed |
| 1970 | 7 | 6,362 | observed |
| 1971 | 6 | 7,388 | observed |
| 1972 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1973 | 9 | 5,580 | observed |
| 1974 | 13 | 4,459 | observed |
| 1975 | 12 | 4,854 | observed |
| 1976 | 15 | 4,154 | observed |
| 1977 | 13 | 4,942 | observed |
| 1978 | 14 | 4,679 | observed |
| 1979 | 12 | 5,427 | observed |
| 1980 | 15 | 4,743 | observed |
| 1981 | 17 | 4,344 | observed |
| 1982 | 15 | 4,716 | observed |
| 1983 | 16 | 4,476 | observed |
| 1984 | 12 | 5,539 | observed |
| 1985 | 17 | 4,455 | observed |
| 1986 | 15 | 4,964 | observed |
| 1987 | 16 | 4,857 | observed |
| 1988 | 26 | 3,585 | observed |
| 1989 | 16 | 5,286 | observed |
| 1990 | 34 | 3,227 | observed |
| 1991 | 32 | 3,369 | observed |
| 1992 | 34 | 3,267 | observed |
| 1993 | 30 | 3,585 | observed |
| 1994 | 23 | 4,376 | observed |
| 1995 | 28 | 3,780 | observed |
| 1996 | 20 | 4,883 | observed |
| 1997 | 32 | 3,547 | observed |
| 1998 | 28 | 4,023 | observed |
| 1999 | 32 | 3,718 | observed |
| 2000 | 34 | 3,738 | observed |
| 2001 | 27 | 4,447 | observed |
| 2002 | 29 | 4,280 | observed |
| 2003 | 34 | 3,946 | observed |
| 2004 | 21 | 5,744 | observed |
| 2005 | 25 | 5,113 | observed |
| 2006 | 25 | 5,383 | observed |
| 2007 | 31 | 4,675 | observed |
| 2008 | 30 | 4,882 | observed |
| 2009 | 23 | 5,891 | observed |
| 2010 | 21 | 6,182 | observed |
| 2011 | 15 | 7,783 | observed |
| 2012 | 20 | 6,341 | observed |
| 2013 | 21 | 6,017 | observed |
| 2014 | 32 | 4,455 | observed |
| 2015 | 28 | 4,853 | observed |
| 2016 | 28 | 4,850 | observed |
| 2017 | 22 | 5,661 | observed |
| 2018 | 21 | 5,785 | observed |
| 2019 | 22 | 5,612 | observed |
| 2020 | 23 | 5,314 | observed |
| 2021 | 25 | 5,091 | observed |
| 2022 | 20 | 5,984 | observed |
| 2023 | 15 | 7,247 | observed |
| 2024 | 20 | 5,962 | observed |
| 2025 | 16 | 6,838 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Oliva” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
Dutch politician (1931–2010)
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5th‑century Sicilian teenage virgin and martyr, Christian saint, venerated in Palermo and Tunis
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
