Olympia
Girl name · #2195 in 2025 · Very rare
Olympia is currently the #2195 girl name in the United States — 84 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #3767, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 21,429 girls born in 2025 was named Olympia.
Babies named Olympia per year. Source: SSA.
The 128-year story
Olympia first appears in the Social Security records in 1897, when 9 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1981, when 104 girls were named Olympia — good for #1248 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Olympia in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Olympia is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Olympia will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Olympia is most common
State-level data for Olympia is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Olympia
Statistically, parents drawn to Olympia tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Camelia, Evelia, Talitha, Adria, and Rina.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Olympia | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 84 | #2194 |
| 2024 | 73 | #2462 |
| 2023 | 68 | #2588 |
| 2022 | 71 | #2510 |
| 2021 | 78 | #2327 |
| 2020 | 70 | #2468 |
| 2019 | 71 | #2482 |
| 2018 | 71 | #2478 |
| 2017 | 62 | #2744 |
| 2016 | 51 | #3182 |
| 2015 | 40 | #3767 |
| 2014 | 31 | #4544 |
| 2013 | 38 | #3918 |
| 2012 | 29 | #4836 |
| 2011 | 22 | #5935 |
| 2010 | 29 | #4860 |
| 2009 | 21 | #6317 |
| 2008 | 24 | #5750 |
| 2007 | 24 | #5709 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5906 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6528 |
| 2004 | 26 | #4949 |
| 2003 | 16 | #6885 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7045 |
| 2001 | 23 | #5009 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Olympia a popular girl name?
Olympia ranked #2195 among girls in 2025 with 84 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3767.
When was the name Olympia most popular?
Olympia peaked in 1981, when 104 American girls received the name (ranked #1248 that year). Since 1981 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Olympia?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 21,429 newborn American girls was named Olympia. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.