Olive has been given to about 67,320 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.
Olive ranks 197th among American girls in 2025, with 1,604 born that year. Its best year was 2022, when 1,841 babies were given the name, ranking 159th. The typical living American called Olive is about 9 years old today. It is relatively most common in Vermont, where it accounts for 0.23% of births.
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.