Olivia is a feminine given name in the English language. It is derived from Latin oliva, olive. Both Oliva and Olivia were Latinate forms in use in English-speaking countries as early as the 13th century. Olive was in common use as a vernacular form. Though not invented by William Shakespeare, the name was popularized by a character in Twelfth Night.
Usage of the name in the 20th and 21st centuries has been influenced by popular culture, including the popularity of the actress Olivia Newton-John in the 1970s and of Olivia Kendall, a child character played by actress Raven-Symoné on the American television sitcom The Cosby Show. Olivia has been a popular name throughout the English-speaking world since the mid-1990s, and is also well used throughout Europe and South America.
In 1880 (the first year for which records are available), "Olivia" was the 232nd most popular name given to female babies in the United States. Olivia reached a low point in popularity in 1970 when it ranked 542 in female baby names. In 2019, it became the most popular name given to female babies in the U.S.
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Variants
American English: Olevia, Olivea, Olyvea, Oliviyah
Olivia Addams (born 1996), Romanian singer and songwriter
Olivia Ahn, British medical doctor
Olivia Alexander (born 1988), American actress
Olivia Allison (born 1990), English swimmer
Olivia Amoako (born 1985), Ghanaian footballer
Olivia Anderson (born 1987), South African cricketer
Olivia Apps (born 1998), Canadian rugby and sevens player
Olivia Arthur (born 1980), British documentary photographer
Olivia Asselin (born 2004), Canadian freestyle skier
Olivia Athens (born 1998), American professional soccer player
Olivia Attwood (born 1991), British TV personality
Olivia Atwater, Canadian author
Olivia Ausoni (1923–2010), Swiss alpine skier
Olivia Baker (weightlifter) (born 1979), New Zealand weightlifter
Olivia Ball, Australian human rights advocate and politician
Olivia Barash (born 1965), American actress
Olivia Barclay (1919–2001), British astrologer
Fictional characters
Olivia (Twelfth Night), in Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night
Olivia (The Walking Dead), in the comic book and TV franchise
Olivia, in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Olivia (fictional pig), protagonist of children's books by Ian Falconer and the television show Olivia The Pig
Olivia, in the 1983 film Olivia
Olivia (Asobi Asobase), in the manga series Asobi Asobase
Olivia Bell, in the television series, Neighbours
Olivia Barber Winters, on the American soap opera The Young and the Restless
Olivia Benford, on FlashForward, played by Sonya Walger
Olivia Benson, on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, played by Mariska Hargitay
Olivia Burke, in the television series Gossip Girl
Olivia Castle, from the horror movie Final Destination 5
Olivia Cortez, a character in the American thriller television series Mr. Robot
Olivia Dealy, in the 1951 film Olivia
Olivia Dunham, in the television series Fringe
Olivia Falconeri, from the long-running American soap opera General Hospital
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Olivia Cajero Bedford (1938–2022), American politician
Olivia Bee (born 1994), American photographer
Olivia Bell (born 2003), English-born Scottish cricketer
Olivia Bennet, Countess of Tankerville (1830–1922), British countess
Olivia De Berardinis (born 1948), American painter
Olivia Bergström (born 1996), Swedish Olympian sailor
Olivia Gallay Bertrand (born 1989), French alpine skier
Olivia Black (born 1994), Danish handball player
Olivia Blake (born 1990), British MP
Olivia Bloomfield, Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist (born 1960), British political party executive
Olivia Bonamy (born 1972), French actress
Olivia Bonelli (1920–1990), American soprano
Olivia Bonilla (born 1992), American singer-songwriter and actress
Olivia de Borbón von Hardenberg (born 1974), Spanish aristocrat
Olivia Borlée (born 1986), Belgian sprinter
Olivia Bouffard-Nesbitt (born 1992), Canadian cross-country skier
Olivia Bowen (born 1993), English reality television personality and model
Olivia Breen (born 1996), British Paralympian athlete
Olivia Broadfield (born 1981), English singer-songwriter
Olivia Broome, British para powerlifter
Olivia Brown (born 1960), American actress
Olivia Bucio (born 1954), Mexican actress
Olivia Buckingham (born 1983), British socialite and journalist
Olivia Buckley (1799–1847), English harpist, organist and composer
Olivia Bunn (born 1979), Hong Kong-born Australian equestrian
Olivia Burges (died 1930), British scouting and guiding advocate
Olivia Burnette (born 1977), American actress
Olivia Ward Bush-Banks (1869–1944), African American author
Olivia Caramello (born 1984), Italian Mathematician
Olivia Carlsson (born 1995), Swedish ice hockey player
Olivia Carnegie-Brown (born 1991), British rower
Olivia Cattan (born 1967), French journalist
Olivia Cenizal (1926–2008), Filipino film actress
Olivia Center (born 2006), American tennis player
Olivia Chambers (born 2003), American Paralympic swimmer
Olivia Chance (born 1993), New Zealand footballer
Olivia Chaney (born 1982), English folk singer
Olivia Cheng (Hong Kong actress) (born 1960), Hong Kong actress
Olivia Cheng (Canadian actress), Canadian actress and television journalist
Olivia Choong (born 1979), environmental activist from Singapore
Olivia Cîmpian (born 2001), Romanian-born Hungarian female artistic gymnast
Olivia Chow (born 1957), Canadian politician
Olivia Clark (born 2001), Welsh professional footballer
Olivia Langdon Clemens (1845–1901), wife of Mark Twain
Olivia Clyne (born 1993), American squash player
Olivia Coffey (born 1989), American rower
Olivia Cole (1942–2018), American actress
Olivia Cole (poet) (born 1981), British poet
Olivia Colman (born 1974), British actress
Olivia Coolidge (1908–2006), American writer and educator
Olivia Cooke (born 1993), English actress
Olivia Côte, French actress
Olivia Cowan (born 1996), German golfer
Olivia Crocicchia (born 1995), American actress
Olivia Culpo (born 1992), American beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA and Miss Universe 2012
Olivia Cummins (born 2003), American track and road cyclist
Olivia Curry (born 1989), American boxer
Olivia d'Abo (born 1969), British actress, singer and songwriter
Olivia Dahl (1955–1962), daughter of Roald Dahl
Olivia A. Davidson (1854–1889), American teacher and educator
Olivia Dean (born 1999), English singer
Olivia Dean (archer) (born 2007), American archer
Olivia Delcán (born 1992), Spanish actress, playwright and director
Olivia Deeble (born 2002), Australian actress
Olivia DeJonge (born 1998), Australian actress
Olivia DeMerchant (born 1991), Canadian rugby union player
Olivia Mariamne Devenish (1771–1814), British socialite
Olivia De Berardinis (born 1948), American artist
Olivia Taylor Dudley (born 1985), American actress
Olivia Dunne (born 2002), American gymnast and internet personality
Olivia Époupa (born 1994), French basketball player
Olivia Falk (born 2009), German rhythmic gymnast
Olivia Féry born 1973), French former professional tennis player
Olivia Flores (born 2007), American figure skater
Olivia Foa'i, New Zealand musician
Olivia Fotopoulou (born 1996), Cypriot track and field athlete
Olivia Fuchs (born 1963), British-German opera director
Olivia Gadecki (born 2002), Australian tennis player
Olivia Gant (2010–2017), American child abuse victim
Olivia Giaccio (born 2000), American freestyle skier
Olivia Goldsmith (1949–2004), American writer
Olivia Green (born 1999), British modern pentathlete
Olivia Grégoire (born 1978), French politician
Olivia Gollan (born 1973), Australian cyclist
Olivia Gomez (born 1953), Bangladeshi actress
Olivia González (born 1978), Mexican synchronized swimmer
Olivia Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster (born 1992), British aristocrat and businesswoman
Olivia Grüner (born 1969), German mountain runner
Olivia Gürth (born 2002), German athlete
Olivia Harlan (born 1993), American sportscaster
Olivia Hamilton (born 1987), American actress and producer
Olivia Harrison (born 1948), American author and film producer, widow of musician George Harrison of the Beatles
Olivia Hallinan (born 1985), English actress
Olivia de Havilland (1916–2020), British-American actress
Olivia Hill, American politician and engineer
Olivia Hofmann (born 1992), Austrian sports shooter
Olivia Holdt (born 2001), Danish professional footballer
Olivia Holt (born 1997), American actress
Olivia Hooker (1915–2018), American psychologist
Olivia Hussey (1951–2024), British actress
Olivia Hye (born Son Hye-ju, 2001), South Korean singer and dancer, member of the girl group Loona
Olivia Jade (born 1999), American YouTuber
Olivia Jean (born 1990), American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist
Olivia Jordan (born 1988), American beauty pageant titleholder
Olivia Judson (born 1970), British biologist
Olivia Julianna (born 2002), American political activist
Olivia Junkeer (born 1999), Australian actress
Olivia Knowles (born 1999), Canadian ice hockey player
Olivia Laing (born 1977), British writer, novelist and cultural critic
Olivia Lee (born 1980), British comedian, actress and writer
Olivia Levicki (born 1993), Australian rules footballer and basketball player
Olivia Leyva (1948–2019), Mexican actress, television presenter and model
Olivia Liang (born 1993), American actress
Olivia Livki (born 1988), Polish-born German musician, singer, arranger and filmmaker
Olivia Llewellyn (born 1980), English actress,
Olivia Loe (born 1992), New Zealand rower
Olivia Theresa Longott (born 1981), American R&B singer
Olivia Lozano (born 1959), Venezuelan politician
Olivia Lufkin (born 1979), Japanese-American singer known mononymously as Olivia
Olivia Lunny (born 1999), Canadian singer-songwriter and musician
Olivia Lux (born 1994), American drag performer
Olivia Manning (1908–1980), British writer
Olivia McKoy (born 1973), Jamaican athlete
Olivia McTaggart (born 2000), New Zealand pole vault athlete
Olivia McVeigh, Northern Irish makeup artist, influencer and podcaster
Olivia Merilahti (born 1982), Finnish-French singer and composer
Olivia Merry (born 1992), New Zealand field hockey player
Olivia Miles (born 2003), American basketball player
Olivia Mobley (born 2001), American ice hockey player
Olivia Molina (born 1946), Danish-born Mexican singer
Olivia Morris (born 1997), English actress
Olivia Munn (born 1980), American actress
Olivia Nakitanda (born 1984), Ugandan swimmer
Olivia Nash (born 1943), Irish actress and performer
Olivia Newman, American film director and screenwriter
Olivia Newton-John (1948–2022), English-born Australian singer and actress
Olivia Nicholls (born 1994), British tennis player
Olivia Nobs (born 1982), Swiss snowboarder
Olivia Nordgren (1880–1969), Swedish politician
Olivia Norris (born 1983), German javelin thrower
Olivia Nuzzi (born 1993), American political journalist
Olivia O'Brien (born 1999), American singer and songwriter
Olivia O'Leary (born 1949), Irish journalist
Olivia O'Toole (born 1971), Irish association footballer
Olivia Olson (born 1992), American actress, singer-songwriter and screenwriter
Olivia Olson (born 2005), American basketball player
Olivia Ong (born 1985), Singaporean singer
Olivia Page (footballer, born 2005) (born 2005), New Zealand footballer
Olivia Pascal (born 1957), German actress
Olivia Potts, British food writer and caterer
Olivia Poulet (born 1978), English actress and screenwriter
Olivia Price (born 1992), Australian Olympian sailor
Olivia Reeves (born 2003), American weightlifter
Olivia Rodrigo (born 2003), American singer-songwriter and actress
Olivia Ross (born 1992), British-French actress
Olivia Rouamba, Burkina Faso politician
Olivia Ruiz (born 1980), French singer
Olivia Saar (1931–2025), Estonian children's writer, poet, journalist and editor
Olivia Sandoval, American actress
Olivia Sage or Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage (1828–1918), American philanthropist
Olivia Schough (born 1991), Swedish footballer
Olivia Shakespear (1863–1938), British novelist, playwright, and patron of the arts
Olivia Shannon (born 2001), New Zealand field hockey player
Olivia Smart (born 1997), British-born Spanish ice dancer
Olivia Smoliga (born 1994), American swimmer
Olivia Tennet (born 1991), New Zealand actress
Olivia Thirlby (born 1986), American actress
Olivia Trappeniers (born 1997), Belgian Flemish singer, also known as OT and by the mononym Olivia
Olivia Troye (born 1976), American national security official
Olivia Trummer (born 1985), German pianist
Olivia Ulenius (born 2007), Finnish footballer
Olivia Vinten (born 1999), Danish fashion model
Olivia Van der Jagt (born 1999), American professional soccer player
Olivia van Rooijen (born 1988), Dutch rower
Olivia Vieweg (born 1987), German cartoonist and author
Olivia Vinall (born 1988/1989), English actress
Olivia Vivian (born 1989), Australian artistic gymnast
Olivia Vukoša (born 2008), Croatian basketball player
Olivia Wallin (born 2002), Canadian ice hockey player
Olivia Washington (born 1991), American actress
Olivia Wayne (born 1986), British sports journalist and television presenter
Olivia Weaver (born 1995), American professional squash player
Olivia Scott Welch, American actress
Olivia Wensley (born 1985), New Zealand lawyer
Olivia Whitlam (born 1985), British rower
Olivia Wilde (born 1984), American actress
Olivia Wingate (born 2000), American soccer player
Olivia Williams (born 1968), English actress
Olivia Yli-Juuti (born 2001), Finnish aesthetic group gymnast
Olivia Zafuto (born 1997), American ice hockey player
Olivia Zemor (born 1948), French political activist
Olivia Zúñiga (1916–1992), Mexican poet, novelist, and essayist
Olivia Fuller, from Family Guy
Olivia Harper, in the American comedy-drama Grey's Anatomy
Olivia Johnson, from Hollyoaks
Olivia Kidney, in the Olivia Kidney book series by Ellen Potter
Olivia Pope, in the television series Scandal
Olivia Richards, from the American soap opera Sunset Beach
Olivia Robinson, played by Alaina Reed on the long-running children's series Sesame Street
Olivia Spencer, from the long-running American soap opera Guiding Light
Olivia Walton, in the television series The Waltons
Olivia is a feminine given name in the English language. It is derived from Latin oliva, olive. Both Oliva and Olivia were Latinate forms in use in English-speaking countries as early as the 13th century. Olive was in common use as a vernacular form. Though not invented by William Shakespeare, the name was popularized by a character in Twelfth Night.
