Olivia Pronunciation [ 1] Gender Feminine Language(s) English Name day April 15 (Sweden ) May 29 (Finland ) (Greece )
June 10 (Italy ) Language(s) Latin Meaning olive , olive tree , "peace"Pet form (s)Liv, Livi, Livvy, Ollie, Olly, Livia, Livy, Livvie, Livie, Livvi, Olz Related names Oliva, Olive , Oliver
Olivia Langdon Clemens (1845–1904), wife of the American author Mark Twain , in 1869English and American actress Olivia de Havilland (1916–2020), in 1938 English actress Olivia Hussey in 1974 Australian actress Olivia Newton-John (1948–2022), in 1978 American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo in 2021 Olivia 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.[ 2] William Shakespeare , the name was popularized by a character in Twelfth Night [ 3]
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 English-speaking world since the mid-1990s, and is also well used throughout Europe and South America.[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
In 2022, in the United States, the name Olivia was given to 16,573 girls, ranking it as the most popular name.[ 8] [ 9]
People
Olivia of Palermo (448–463), Christian martyrOlivia Addams (born 1996), Romanian singer and songwriterOlivia Ahn , British medical doctorOlivia Alexander (born 1988), American actressOlivia Allison (born 1990), English swimmerOlivia Amoako (born 1985), Ghanaian footballerOlivia Anderson (born 1987), South African cricketerOlivia Apps (born 1998), Canadian rugby and sevens playerOlivia Arthur (born 1980), British documentary photographerOlivia Asselin (born 2004), Canadian freestyle skierOlivia Athens (born 1998), American professional soccer playerOlivia Attwood (born 1991), British TV personalityOlivia Atwater , Canadian authorOlivia Baker (weightlifter) (born 1979), New Zealand weightlifterOlivia Ball , Australian human rights advocate and politicianOlivia Barash (born 1965), American actressOlivia Barclay (1919–2001), British astrologerOlivia Cajero Bedford (1938–2022), American politicianOlivia Bee (born 1994), American photographerOlivia Bell (born 2003), English-born Scottish cricketerOlivia Bennet, Countess of Tankerville (1830–1922), British countessOlivia De Berardinis (born 1948), American painterOlivia Gallay Bertrand (born 1989), French alpine skierOlivia Black (born 1994), Danish handball playerOlivia Blake (born 1990), British MPOlivia Bloomfield, Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist (born 1960), British political party executiveOlivia Bonamy (born 1972), French actressOlivia Bonelli (1920–1990), American sopranoOlivia Bonilla (born 1992), American singer-songwriter and actressOlivia Borlée (born 1986), Belgian sprinterOlivia Bowen (born 1993), English reality television personality and modelOlivia Breen (born 1996), British Paralympian athleteOlivia Broadfield (born 1981), English singer-songwriterOlivia Broome , British para powerlifterOlivia Brown (born 1960), American actressOlivia Bucio (born 1954), Mexican actressOlivia Buckingham (born 1983), British socialite and journalistOlivia Buckley (1799–1847), English harpist, organist and composerOlivia Burges (died 1930), British scouting and guiding advocateOlivia Burnette (born 1977), American actressOlivia Ward Bush-Banks (1869–1944), African American authorOlivia Carlsson (born 1995), Swedish ice hockey playerOlivia Carnegie-Brown (born 1991), British rowerOlivia Cattan (born 1967), French journalistOlivia Cenizal (1926–2008), Filipino film actressOlivia Center (born 2006), American tennis playerOlivia Chambers (born 2003), American Paralympic swimmerOlivia Chance (born 1993), British footballerOlivia Chaney (born 1982), English folk singerOlivia Cheng (Hong Kong actress) (born 1960), Hong Kong actressOlivia Cheng (Canadian actress) , Canadian actress and television journalistOlivia Choong (born 1979), environmental activist from SingaporeOlivia Cîmpian (born 2001), Romanian-born Hungarian female artistic gymnastOlivia Chow (born 1957), Canadian politicianOlivia Clark (born 2001), Welsh professional footballerOlivia Langdon Clemens (1845–1901), wife of Mark Twain Olivia Clyne (born 1993), American squash playerOlivia Coffey (born 1989), American rowerOlivia Cole (1942–2018), American actressOlivia Cole (poet) (born 1981), British poetOlivia Colman (born 1974), British actressOlivia Coolidge (1908–2006), American writer and educatorOlivia Cooke (born 1993), English actressOlivia Côte , French actressOlivia Crocicchia (born 1995), American actressOlivia Culpo (born 1992), American beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA and Miss Universe 2012Olivia Cummins (born 2003), American track and road cyclistOlivia d'Abo (born 1969), British actress, singer and songwriterOlivia Dahl (1955–1962), daughter of Roald Dahl Olivia A. Davidson (1854–1889), American teacher and educatorOlivia Dean (born 1999), English singerOlivia Delcán (born 1992), Spanish actress, playwright and directorOlivia Deeble (born 2002), Australian actressOlivia DeJonge (born 1998), Australian actressOlivia DeMerchant (born 1991), Canadian rugby union playerOlivia Mariamne Devenish (1771–1814), British socialiteOlivia De Berardinis (born 1948), American artistOlivia Taylor Dudley (born 1985), American actressOlivia Dunne (born 2002), American gymnast and internet personalityOlivia Époupa (born 1994), French basketball playerOlivia Féry born 1973), French former professional tennis playerOlivia Foa'i , New Zealand musicianOlivia Fotopoulou (born 1996), Cypriot track and field athleteOlivia Gant (2010–2017), American murder victimOlivia Goldsmith (1949–2004), American writerOlivia Grégoire (born 1978), French politicianOlivia Gomez (born 1953), Bangladeshi actressOlivia Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster (born 1992), British aristocrat and businesswomanOlivia Harlan (born 1993), American sportscasterOlivia Hamilton (born 1987), American actress and producerOlivia Harrison (born 1948), American author and film producer, widow of musician George Harrison of the BeatlesOlivia Hallinan (born 1985), English actressOlivia de Havilland (1916–2020), British-American actressOlivia Hill , American politician and engineerOlivia Holdt (born 2001), Danish professional footballerOlivia Holt (born 1997), American actressOlivia Hooker (1915–2018), American psychologistOlivia Hussey (1951–2024), British actressOlivia Hye [ko ] (born Son Hye-ju, 2001), South Korean singer and dancer, member of the girl group Loona Olivia Jade (born 1999), American YouTuberOlivia Jean (born 1990), American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalistOlivia Jordan (born 1988), American beauty pageant titleholderOlivia Judson (born 1970), British biologistOlivia Junkeer (born 1999), Australian actressOlivia Laing (born 1977), British writer, novelist and cultural criticOlivia Levicki (born 1993), Australian rules footballer and basketball playerOlivia Liang (born 1993), American actressOlivia Llewellyn (born 1980), English actress,Olivia Theresa Longott (born 1981), American R&B singerOlivia Lozano (born 1959), Venezuelan politicianOlivia Lufkin (born 1979), Japanese-American singer known mononymously as OliviaOlivia Lunny (born 1999), Canadian singer-songwriter and musicianOlivia Lux (born 1994), American drag performerOlivia Manning (1908–1980), British writerOlivia McTaggart (born 2000), New Zealand pole vault athleteOlivia Merilahti (born 1982), Finnish-French singer and composerOlivia Morris (born 1997), English actressOlivia Munn (born 1980), American actressOlivia Nash (born 1943), Irish actress and performerOlivia Newman , American film director and screenwriterOlivia Newton-John (1948–2022), English-born Australian singer and actressOlivia Nicholls (born 1994), British tennis playerOlivia Nordgren (1880–1969), Swedish politicianOlivia Norris (born 1983), German javelin throwerOlivia Nuzzi (born 1993), American political journalistOlivia O'Brien (born 1999), American singer and songwriterOlivia O'Leary (born 1949), Irish journalistOlivia O'Toole (born 1971), Irish association footballerOlivia Olson (born 1992), American actress and singerOlivia Ong (born 1985), Singaporean singerOlivia Pascal (born 1957), German actressOlivia Potts , British food writer and catererOlivia Poulet (born 1978), English actress and screenwriterOlivia Reeves (born 2003), American weightlifterOlivia Rodrigo (born 2003), American actress and singerOlivia Rouamba , Burkina Faso politicianOlivia Ruiz (born 1980), French singerOlivia Sandoval , American actressOlivia Sage or Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage (1828–1918), American philanthropist
Olivia Shakespear (1863–1938), British novelist, playwright, and patron of the artsOlivia Tennet (born 1991), New Zealand actressOlivia Thirlby (born 1986), American actressOlivia Trappeniers (born 1997), Belgian Flemish singer, also known as OT and by the mononym OliviaOlivia Troye (born 1976), American national security officialOlivia Ulenius (born 2007), Finnish footballerOlivia Vinten (born 1999), Danish fashion modelOlivia Van der Jagt (born 1999), American professional soccer playerOlivia Vieweg (born 1987), German cartoonist and authorOlivia Vinall (born 1988/1989), English actressOlivia Vivian (born 1989), Australian artistic gymnastOlivia Washington (born 1991), American actressOlivia Wayne (born 1986), British sports journalist and television presenterOlivia Weaver (born 1995), American professional squash playerOlivia Scott Welch , American actressOlivia Wensley (born 1985), New Zealand lawyerOlivia Wilde (born 1984), American actressOlivia Wingate (born 2000), American soccer playerOlivia Williams (born 1968), English actressOlivia Yli-Juuti (born 2001), Finnish aesthetic group gymnastOlivia Zemor (born 1948), French political activistOlivia Zúñiga (1916–1992), Mexican poet, novelist, and essayist
Fictional characters with the name
Olivia (Twelfth Night) , in Shakespeare's play Twelfth Night Olivia (The Walking Dead ) , in the comic book and TV franchiseOlivia, in Fire Emblem Awakening
Olivia, in Minecraft: Story Mode
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, from Pokémon Sun and Moon
Olivia, from the animated series Oggy and the Cockroaches
Olivia, in the 1983 film "Olivia "
Olivia, in the 2018 film "Eighth Grade "
Olivia (Asobi Asobase ) , in the manga series Asobi Asobase Olivia, from the toy line Lego Friends
Olivia, a supporting character from the American animated television series Puppy Dog Pals
Olivia, King Olly's sister in Paper Mario: The Origami King
Lady Olivia, from the American animated fantasy series Amphibia
Olivia Adler, main character in "Small Spaces" – first in the book series trilogy "Small Spaces" by Katherine Arden
Olivia Baker, in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why
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 WalgerOlivia Benson , on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit , played by Mariska HargitayOlivia Burke , in the television series Gossip Girl Olivia Caliban, from A Series of Unfortunate Events
Olivia Castle , from the horror movie Final Destination 5 Olivia Cortez , a character in the American thriller television series Mr. Robot Olivia Davidson, from the Sweet Valley High book series
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 Olivia Flaversham, from the 1986 Disney animated film The Great Mouse Detective
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 PotterOlivia Lawrence, from the Video Senshi Laserion
Olivia Mann, in video game Team Fortress 2
Olivia Marquont, a recurring character in the American comedy-drama television series Gilmore Girls
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 Simpkins, in the 2006 romantic comedy The Holiday
Olivia Spencer , from the long-running American soap opera Guiding Light Olivia Walton , in the television series The Waltons Olivia Webster, Oscar Webster's daughter in the Violet Evergarden
Olivia White, in Lemonade Mouth
See also
References
^ "Olivia" . Dictionary.com Unabridged . Retrieved January 22, 2016 .^ Uckelman, Sara L. (September 2019) [7-3], "Names Shakespeare Didn't Invent: Imogen, Olivia, and Viola Revisited" , Names: A Journal of Onomastics , 67 (3): 153– 159 {{citation }}: CS1 maint: date and year (link )^ Rotulorum Originalium in Curia Scaccarii Abbreviatio . Vol. 1: Temporibus Regum Hen. III (1, 2 ed.). Command of His Majesty King George III. 1805. p. 95b.^ Hanks, Patrick ; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names , Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford : Oxford University Press , p. 210, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1 ^ Cassell, Amy (November 1, 2021). "Most popular baby names of 2021" . babycenter . Retrieved March 24, 2022 . ^ "REVEALED: The top Aussie baby names for 2021" . 7NEWS . May 12, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2022 .^ "Meaning, origin and history of the name Olivia" .^ "Popular Names in 2022 – USA" . Baby Names . Retrieved April 10, 2024 .^ "Table 17-10-0147-01 First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators (Number)" . Statistics Canada . Retrieved August 25, 2024 .
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