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Olympia

Pronounced /əˈlɪmpi.ə/

Rank in 2024
#2,461
Born in 2024
73
Peak year
1981 · #1250
Origin
Ancient Greek

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 73 girls were named Olympia, about 1 in every 22,098.
  • It peaked in 1981 with 104 babies, ranked #1250.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1897.
  • 3,560 girls have been named Olympia since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Olympia per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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Greatest: 821 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Silent: 341 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Boomers: 263 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 476 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Millennials: 550 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Gen Z: 353 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 724 babies, 0.04 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

From Ancient Greek Ὀλυμπία (Olumpía), from Ὄλυμπος (Ólumpos, “Olympus”).

  • A female given name from Ancient Greek; quite rare in English.
Origin
Ancient Greek
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/əˈlɪmpi.ə/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Olympia, CC BY-SA 4.0.