Female name
Olivia
125,500 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2008. Expression number: 5.
Origin
From Latin Olīva, an early saints’ name from olīva (“olive; olive branch”). First popularized by Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.From Wiktionary, entry “Olivia”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2008: 5,328 births. 125,500 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 1st among girls' names in 2008. It is still given: 14,991 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2014: 19,863 births. 568,136 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 1st among girls' names in 2019. It is still given: 78,219 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 1975: 618 births. 8,441 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1970s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 4th among girls' names in 1975. It is still given: 1,168 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 64,654 | 2012–2023 | 9th in 2023 |
| France | 50,020 | 1900–2025 | 23rd in 2025 |
| Quebec | 10,347 | 1980–2025 | 1st in 2019 |
| Switzerland | 8,641* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Belgium | 5,265 | 2014–2023 | — |
| Austria | 4,441 | 1984–2025 | 17th in 2025 |
| Berlin | 1,220 | 2012–2023 | 18th in 2023 |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Statbel, first names of newborns, CC BY 4.0 (one total for the whole period, no yearly breakdown); Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
5
freedom, change, movement
6 + 3 + 9 + 4 + 9 + 1 = 32 → 5
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
6 + 9 + 9 + 1 = 25 → 7
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
3 + 4 = 7
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 5, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 9 · humanity, generosity, completion
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.