Is Oliva a boy or girl name?

Oliva is a girl’s name. Of the 2,008 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 98.4% were girls and 1.6% were boys.

Oliva

Recorded 1884–2025 · United States

Oliva was most popular in 1990, when 34 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,158 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,831, with 16 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,008 people named Oliva.

Oliva over time

Births per year. The dot marks Oliva’s peak in 1990. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Oliva a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Oliva is a girl’s name — 98.4% of the 2,008 Americans given it were girls and 1.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Oliva

Where Oliva is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

California 6.4×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org