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Oliva

/oʊˈlivə/ · 98% girls · 16 born in 2025

Oliva has been given to about 2,008 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1990, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/oʊˈlivə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,371
Median age today29 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Oliva per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1990 · 34
  • Born in 202516
  • All time2,008

How popular is Oliva?

Its best year was 1990, when 34 babies were given the name, ranking 3273rd. The typical living American called Oliva is about 29 years old today.

Names that sound like Oliva

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Olivia0.78
  2. Olive0.70
  3. Iva0.65
  4. Elva0.60
  5. Alva0.60
  6. Olga0.59
  7. Ouida0.60
  8. Ola0.59

Middle names for Oliva

Ranked by flow score
  1. Oliva Rose0.89
  2. Oliva Louise0.89
  3. Oliva June0.88
  4. Oliva Pearl0.88
  5. Oliva Quinn0.88
  6. Oliva Nell0.88

Sibling names for Oliva

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Houstonbrother · 0.83
  2. Aureliobrother · 0.81
  3. Marcelbrother · 0.81
  4. Aileensister · 0.80
  5. Daliasister · 0.79
  6. Emeraldsister · 0.79

Where Oliva is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Oliva White0.84
    2. Oliva Reyes0.84
    3. Oliva Nguyen0.84
    4. Oliva Moore0.84
    5. Oliva Lee0.84
    6. Oliva Hill0.84

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Oliva

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.