Olivia
Olivia is a girl name of Latin origin, ranked #1 in popularity, meaning Olive tree — peace, dignity, friendship.
What Olivia means
Olive tree — peace, dignity, friendship.
Olivia sits at 6 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.
Where Olivia comes from
Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.
Olivia is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.
How popular is Olivia?
Olivia is ranked #1, which places it in the very top tier of girl names in use right now. Expect it to be instantly recognised and correctly spelled by almost everyone — and expect your child to meet others with the same name.
The character of Olivia
Two ideas meet in Olivia: the natural world and Peace. Names carrying more than one theme tend to be the ones that suit a wider range of siblings.
Names like Olivia
These share Olivia's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Olive — The olive tree; peace.
- Lily — The lily flower — purity and beauty.
- Paloma — Dove — a symbol of peace.
- Dove — The bird of peace.
- Oliver — Olive tree; symbol of peace.
- Olivier — The olive tree; peace.
- Callum — Dove; peace.
- Colm — Dove.
- Halcyon — Kingfisher; tranquil.
- Winter — The cold, still season.
- Aurora — Dawn; goddess of sunrise.
- Juniper — The evergreen juniper; youth-giving.