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In the United States 0 2 4 6 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1958 per million babies of that sex 54 babies given this name since 1950 At its height in 1958, about 1 in 212,100 boys Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020 Names worth a look Olivia Girl Coined or popularized by Shakespeare in Twelfth Night (around 1601), apparently from Latin oliva 'olive'. Renaissance · peak 2014 Oliver Boy Uncertain; linked to Latin oliva 'olive' or to Norse Óleifr. Middle Ages · peak 2020 Olga Girl From Old Norse Helga, from heilagr 'holy, sacred', brought by the Varangian rulers of Kievan Rus. Early Medieval · peak 1897 Olive Girl From Latin oliva 'olive'. Middle Ages · peak 1893 Ollie Girl or boy A pet form of Olive or Olivia for girls (from Latin oliva 'olive') and of Oliver for boys, whose origin is uncertain. Victorian · peak 1893 Olympia Girl From Greek Olympia, 'of Olympus', the mountain home of the gods. Greece · peak 1917 Olivier Boy Usually linked to Latin oliva 'olive tree', though some propose a reshaped Germanic name. Middle Ages · peak 2011 Olena Girl Ukrainian form of Helen, from Greek Helene, of uncertain origin. Middle Ages Where this comes from United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.