Oliviyah
A feminine variant of the name Olivia meaning peace, olive tree.
Name Census estimates that about 36 living Americans carry the first name Oliviyah. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Oliviyah today is around 12 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Oliviyah births was 2015 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Oliviyah. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Oliviyah. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
36
~ 1 in 9,520,954 Americans
Peak year
2015
10 babies that year
Average age
12
years old
2018 SSA rank
#15,175
Tracked since 2006
Popularity
Oliviyah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Oliviyah from the 2000s through to the 2010s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 31 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Oliviyah by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Oliviyah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Oliviyah
The name Oliviyah is a variant spelling of the name Olivia, which has its origins in the Latin word "oliva," meaning "olive tree." The olive tree has long been a symbol of peace, fruitfulness, and prosperity in the Mediterranean region, where the name likely first emerged.
The earliest recorded use of the name Olivia dates back to the 13th century, when it appeared in various European texts and records. However, the name's popularity didn't truly take off until the 16th and 17th centuries, when it became more widely used across Europe.
One of the earliest known historical figures to bear the name Olivia was Olivia de Havilland, a French noblewoman who lived in the 13th century. Another notable figure was Olivia Sabuco de Nantes, a Spanish philosopher and writer who lived in the 16th century and wrote influential works on medicine and philosophy.
In literature, the name Olivia gained prominence through Shakespeare's play "Twelfth Night," where Olivia was the name of one of the main characters, a wealthy and beautiful countess. This literary reference likely contributed to the name's growing popularity in the English-speaking world.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Olivia or its variants. These include Olivia Colman (born in 1974), a British actress known for her roles in "The Favourite" and "The Crown"; Olivia Newton-John (1948-2022), an Australian singer and actress famous for her role in "Grease"; Olivia Hussey (born in 1951), a British actress who portrayed Juliet in the 1968 film adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet"; Olivia Wilde (born in 1984), an American actress and director; and Olivia de Havilland (1916-2020), a British-American actress who won two Academy Awards.
While the name Olivia has maintained its popularity over the centuries, the variant spelling Oliviyah is a more recent development, likely inspired by the desire to create a unique and distinctive version of the classic name.
People
Oliviyah + last name combinations
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Other names starting with O
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FAQ
Oliviyah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Oliviyah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 36 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Oliviyah going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 9,520,954 US residents.
Is Oliviyah a common name?
We classify Oliviyah as "Very Rare". It ranks above 49.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 36 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Oliviyah most popular?
The single biggest year for Oliviyah was 2015, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Oliviyah is about 12 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Oliviyah a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Oliviyah in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.