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Olive

“Olive tree; symbol of peace” — Latin origin

Girl's name · #197 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Olive has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #82 (1893) · 66,926 babies named Olive all-time · 1 in 1,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #31 in New Zealand (2025) · #46 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #47 in England & Wales (2025) · #68 in Australia (NSW) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Olives

• Olive Schreiner — South African author and pacifist (1855-1920)
• Olive Thomas — American silent film actress, model (1894–1920)
• Olive Borden — American actress (1906–1947)
• Olive Loughnane — Irish race walking athlete
• Olive Deering — American actress (1918–1986)

In stories & tradition

• Olive Oyl — Popeye · Popeye the Sailor
• Olive Specter — The Sims 2 · The Sims 3
• Olive Ostrovsky — The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

What Olives become

Among 267 notable people named Olive:

Artists & writers appear 1.68× more often than among typical names — e.g. Olive Schreiner, South African author and pacifist (1855-1920).

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