It doesn't even have a really appealing sound to me, sorry. Olivia, a lovely Shakespearean name with an admirable balance of strength and femininity, is one of the top girls' names in the world. Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Olivia occurred roughly during the years 1885-1889, 1890-1894, 1895-1898, 1909-1916, 1937-1942, 1973-1976, 1983-2003, 2005-2008, and 2010-2014.

Even though, I prefer Livi more than any other nickname for the name Olivia, everyone is entitled to their opinions, so .... Share away! If you didn't find an alternative name that you like better than Olivia, try our name generator. Jessica is one of my personal favourites, and Charlotte and Emma are too, but the names are all over-used. Yes, it's popular but I would rather she be Olivia LastInitial than have a name we only half-liked & used because it wasn't popular. I can imagine my future daughter with this one of a kind name -- that's right, there's really not another name like it.

It means that others have found it beautiful and that the world is graced with many beautiful Olivias from all walks of life. I like this name but there are 2 Olivias in my grade alone. It's going to sound so dated. Records of the name Olivia exist from as far back as 13th century England, but the name was popularized after Shakespeare used it for the name of the countess in Twelfth Night. Copyright © 2020 SheKnows Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. This is such a fun and flirty yet so sharp and refined name! That’s so good that you didnt mind growing up, but a lot of people do hate their own names because they are too common. Naming preferences are highly subjective.

It really like Olivia - It's my grand daughter's middle name. In Spanish Baby Names the meaning of the name Olivia is: Olive. The name Olivia is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "olive tree".. Olivia is one of the top US baby names as well as a popular girls' name in English-speaking and European countries around the world.

Laughs at her own jokes. Variants of the name Olivia include Alivia, Alivya, Alyvia, Olyvia. I'm assuming you aren't from America because Finn isn't very popular. While only modestly popular for most of the twentieth century, Olivia has really leapt to the top of the charts as one of the top go-to names for girls in recent years and will join all of the Isabellas, Sophias, and Emmas of the world as ones who will always have to use their last name to distinguish who is who in class. My name is Olivia too! Olive trees are very frequently mentioned in the Bible. Took me some time to learn her name. so this name is #2, yet i know a total of 0 kids with this name. Explore thousands of baby names at Disney Family. Olivine,

That is something my name does not have. She's charismatic, sophisticated and powerful. Golden Age star Olivia de Havilland was influential in bringing the name to U.S. attention, followed by Olivia Newton-John, and now we have Olivias Wilde, Munn and Williams. Since I read your comments, I thought that I was the only one in NameBerry who doesn't care about the popularity.

Alyvia, I know at least 10 girls called Olivia and that’s just off the top of my head, this name is cute but ridiculously popular/common.

Popularity doesn't matter to me as well. I may be bias for liking this as this is my name...But hey, it nicely rolls off the tongue and I doubt it will sound dated in the future. Seems like there are a lot of us, but I do love my name.Most of the time I am the only Olivia in a room. And -_- to you to! If you love popular names, Olivia might be the perfect choice for you, but parents in search of a distinctive name will have to keep looking. But then again, 18,256 babies with can do that to a name. Even though I don't like popular names, I like Olivia. I could have said it a little better, however. I'm so lucky to have her in my life. Olivia has the diminutives (nicknames) Livvy, Lyvia, Oli, Ollie.