Meaning:
Its source is oliva, a Latin name meaning "Olive."
Languages:
This girl's name is used in English and Italian.
Alternative Spellings: Olivea
Variant Forms: Alivia, Olevia and Oliveria
Non-English Forms: Oliwja
Popularity:
The name Olivia ranked 11th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 352nd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name was popular earlier in the 20th century, then fell off in usage, but has begun making a comeback in recent years.
Narrative:
This was introduced by Shakespeare as the name of a much-wooed aristocrat in his play Twelfth Night (1599). The derivation given assumes that his source was the olive plant, but he might have conceived the name as a female form of Oliver.