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Olive vs Violet

Violet leads today (#13 vs #197), and both are climbing.

145 years, head to head

Babies named Olive and Violet per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

2.5k5k7.5k1880192019602000OliveViolet1880: Olive 224 · Violet 421881: Olive 211 · Violet 421882: Olive 291 · Violet 481883: Olive 294 · Violet 741884: Olive 360 · Violet 811885: Olive 349 · Violet 921886: Olive 404 · Violet 1031887: Olive 394 · Violet 971888: Olive 465 · Violet 1451889: Olive 464 · Violet 1551890: Olive 491 · Violet 1831891: Olive 509 · Violet 1881892: Olive 583 · Violet 2381893: Olive 589 · Violet 2541894: Olive 589 · Violet 2861895: Olive 577 · Violet 3161896: Olive 583 · Violet 3541897: Olive 583 · Violet 4111898: Olive 644 · Violet 4111899: Olive 565 · Violet 4351900: Olive 705 · Violet 6141901: Olive 539 · Violet 6111902: Olive 593 · Violet 6491903: Olive 597 · Violet 6361904: Olive 573 · Violet 7551905: Olive 598 · Violet 8311906: Olive 561 · Violet 8301907: Olive 568 · Violet 9561908: Olive 648 · Violet 1,0171909: Olive 645 · Violet 9451910: Olive 646 · Violet 1,0371911: Olive 699 · Violet 1,1831912: Olive 874 · Violet 1,5351913: Olive 994 · Violet 1,7511914: Olive 1,200 · Violet 2,0611915: Olive 1,654 · Violet 2,7521916: Olive 1,616 · Violet 2,9211917: Olive 1,566 · Violet 3,0261918: Olive 1,618 · Violet 3,2941919: Olive 1,488 · Violet 3,5971920: Olive 1,552 · Violet 3,6941921: Olive 1,567 · Violet 3,4691922: Olive 1,323 · Violet 3,1941923: Olive 1,222 · Violet 3,2761924: Olive 1,058 · Violet 3,2241925: Olive 975 · Violet 3,0321926: Olive 872 · Violet 2,9031927: Olive 879 · Violet 2,6941928: Olive 790 · Violet 2,3221929: Olive 651 · Violet 2,2141930: Olive 539 · Violet 2,0981931: Olive 514 · Violet 1,7501932: Olive 484 · Violet 1,6921933: Olive 387 · Violet 1,5171934: Olive 327 · Violet 1,3701935: Olive 294 · Violet 1,2741936: Olive 276 · Violet 1,1531937: Olive 252 · Violet 1,1391938: Olive 234 · Violet 9591939: Olive 235 · Violet 9111940: Olive 169 · Violet 7831941: Olive 208 · Violet 7801942: Olive 180 · Violet 8031943: Olive 203 · Violet 7111944: Olive 110 · Violet 6361945: Olive 134 · Violet 5881946: Olive 123 · Violet 6141947: Olive 98 · Violet 6261948: Olive 122 · Violet 5291949: Olive 97 · Violet 4831950: Olive 99 · Violet 5191951: Olive 67 · Violet 4611952: Olive 80 · Violet 4271953: Olive 72 · Violet 4221954: Olive 58 · Violet 4501955: Olive 50 · Violet 4081956: Olive 57 · Violet 3671957: Olive 56 · Violet 3871958: Olive 37 · Violet 3841959: Olive 41 · Violet 3281960: Olive 48 · Violet 3201961: Olive 24 · Violet 3171962: Olive 36 · Violet 2921963: Olive 28 · Violet 2441964: Olive 22 · Violet 2301965: Olive 23 · Violet 2121966: Olive 22 · Violet 2101967: Olive 19 · Violet 1521968: Olive 16 · Violet 1411969: Olive 19 · Violet 1381970: Olive 17 · Violet 1401971: Olive 10 · Violet 1431972: Olive 13 · Violet 1091973: Olive 9 · Violet 1321974: Olive 17 · Violet 1321975: Olive 15 · Violet 1131976: Olive 11 · Violet 1131977: Olive 9 · Violet 1271978: Olive 9 · Violet 1151979: Olive 12 · Violet 1191980: Olive 13 · Violet 1411981: Olive 8 · Violet 1471982: Olive 8 · Violet 1501983: Olive 11 · Violet 1411984: Olive 8 · Violet 1381985: Olive 14 · Violet 1421986: Olive 9 · Violet 1251987: Olive 7 · Violet 1431988: Olive 6 · Violet 1331989: Olive 10 · Violet 1331990: Olive 13 · Violet 1271991: Olive 8 · Violet 1331992: Olive 15 · Violet 1431993: Olive 16 · Violet 1421994: Olive 8 · Violet 1591995: Olive 12 · Violet 1621996: Olive 13 · Violet 1611997: Olive 15 · Violet 1831998: Olive 18 · Violet 2341999: Olive 23 · Violet 2552000: Olive 35 · Violet 3162001: Olive 37 · Violet 3812002: Olive 43 · Violet 4192003: Olive 51 · Violet 4692004: Olive 51 · Violet 4822005: Olive 88 · Violet 8462006: Olive 116 · Violet 1,2682007: Olive 271 · Violet 1,5382008: Olive 358 · Violet 1,8302009: Olive 512 · Violet 2,2622010: Olive 541 · Violet 2,5712011: Olive 763 · Violet 2,9022012: Olive 860 · Violet 3,2832013: Olive 1,097 · Violet 3,9352014: Olive 1,152 · Violet 4,1932015: Olive 1,212 · Violet 4,8222016: Olive 1,162 · Violet 4,8822017: Olive 1,253 · Violet 4,7412018: Olive 1,232 · Violet 4,8342019: Olive 1,435 · Violet 5,4182020: Olive 1,491 · Violet 5,1282021: Olive 1,636 · Violet 5,5242022: Olive 1,836 · Violet 6,4772023: Olive 1,651 · Violet 6,3702024: Olive 1,789 · Violet 6,9862025: Olive 1,597 · Violet 7,546
OliveViolet

Head to head

OliveViolet
2025 rank
#197
#13
Babies named in 2025
1,597
7,546
Peak year
1886
2025
Trend
Rising since 1987
Rising since 1990
Usually for
Girls
Girls
Lifetime births
66,926
185,561
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