Where does the name Olimpia come from?

Olimpia is of Ancient Greek origin.

How popular is the name Olimpia?

326 US babies were named Olimpia between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 1990.

What careers are people named Olimpia over-represented in?

Among notable women who are actors, Olimpias show up 1.5× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Olimpia

Q: How common is the spelling Olimpia?

1 in 9 Olympias spell it Olimpia.

Olimpia (Ancient Greek origin). 326 US babies since 1940, peak 1990. Notable Olimpias are 1.5× over-represented as actors.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

Ancient GreekSpelling of Olympia

Olympia around the world

Олимпия · Russian
أولمبيا · Arabic
אולימפיה · Hebrew
オリンピア · Japanese
奥林匹亚 · Chinese
Olimpia · Polish
Ολυμπία · Greek

Famous Olympias

Olympia Dukakis · American actress (1931-2021)
Olympia Snowe · American politician; U.S. Senator for Maine

In US birth records

Peak year: 1990

326 US babies were named Olimpia between 1940 and 2025.

Olimpia around the world

France: 55 babies since 1900, peak 2025, No. 2,218 in 2025
England & Wales: 102 babies since 1996, peak 2025, No. 3,034 in 2025

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Olimpias end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Actor	1.5×	Low · 7 people
Professor	1.1×	Low · 2 people
Politician	0.9×	Low · 2 people
Journalist	1.2×	Low · 2 people

Among notable women who are actors, Olimpias show up 1.5× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

1 in 9 Olympias spell it Olimpia

Olympia 89%
Olimpia 11%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1990)