girl's name

Oliwia

  • Origin Latin
  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 3,988

Northern Ireland

#377

2024 births

Oliwia is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Oliwia is a name of Latin origin.
  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2009, when 240 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 11,455 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 2003.

Oliwia over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,537
'00 '10 '20
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Births named Oliwia by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
2000s 690
2010s 1,537
2020s (to 2025) 427

How popular is Oliwia?

In 2025, Oliwia was given to 46 babies in England and Wales, ranking #798 that year. It is a rare choice.

Where Oliwia is used

Northern Ireland #377 4 in 2024
Scotland #687 4 in 2023
England & Wales #798 46 in 2025
Ireland #1,001 3 in 2025
Canada #3,672 5 in 2020
France #6,331 5 in 2025
United States #10,432 9 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Oliwia

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Oliwia also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Oliwia over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Oliwia

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Oliwia — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Oliwia

How popular is the name Oliwia?

In 2025, Oliwia was given to 46 babies in England and Wales, ranking #798 that year. It is a rare choice.

Is Oliwia a girl's or a boy's name?

Oliwia is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Oliwia most popular?

Oliwia peaked in 2009, when 240 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Oliwia a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Oliwia currently ranks #377 in England and Wales. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.