Name meaning & stats
Oliva
Oliva means “olive branch” (Latin origin). 1,334 US babies since 1940, peak 1990. Notable Olivas are 1.4× over-represented as film producers.
What it means
“olive branch”
LatinSpelling of Olivia
Popularised by Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
Olivia around the world
- Оливия · Russian
- Олівія · Ukrainian
- Ολίβια (όνομα) · Greek
- أوليفيا · Arabic
- אוליביה · Hebrew
- オリビア · Japanese
- 奧利維亞 · Chinese
- 올리비아 · Korean
- Oliwia · Polish
- Olyvya · American English
Famous Olivias
- Olivia de Havilland · British actress (1916–2020)
- Olivia Wilde · American actress and film director (born 1984)
- Olivia Newton-John · British and Australian singer (1948–2022)
- Olivia Colman · British actress
Olivia’s name day
- April 15 · Sweden
- March 5 · Austria, France
- April 16 · Estonia
- May 29 · Finland, Greece, Cyprus
In US birth records
Peak year: 1990
1,334 US babies were named Oliva between 1940 and 2025.
Oliva around the world
- France: 380 babies since 1900, peak 1923
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Olivas end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Professor | 1.2× | Low · 2 people |
| Footballer | 1.2× | Low · 2 people |
| Film producer | 1.4× | Low · 2 people |
| Politician | 0.9× | Low · 1 people |
Among notable women who are film producers, Olivas show up 1.4× 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 419 Olivias spell it Oliva
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1990)