Is Olivia really common now

Babybug · Sep 14th, 2009, 15:50 PM

Me and my husband really love the name Olivia. The only problem is its been in the top 3 most popular names in the past 4 years. I'm not someone who wants a really out there strange name but I dont want her to be in a class where she is one of 5 girls with the same name.

Speaking to friends with Kids they all seem to think its not that common, any teachers nursery nurses etc out there or just people who know loads of little kids, is it a really common name now?

**booflebump** · Sep 14th, 2009, 16:11 PM

Its a lovely name - but it has been number one on the popularity lists for a couple of years, so there will be a few Olivias out there. That said, if you love it, who cares how many other people have the name x

Gunner's Mama · Sep 14th, 2009, 16:16 PM

Statistics don't lie...I check all my potential names through the Social Security website to see how popular a name is here in the US. It even tracks the upward or downward trend for X # of years. http://www.socialsecurity.gov/OACT/babynames/

Didn't the UK just release the most popular names this past week? I would gage the name based on those findings.

suzanne108 · Sep 14th, 2009, 16:41 PM

I absolutely LOVE the name Olivia and it would have been on my shortlist but I do think its become a bit TOO popular over the last year or so. I love it shortened to Liv or Livvy

How about Lydia? Sounds similar but its not as common as Olivia xx

MUMOF5 · Sep 14th, 2009, 16:50 PM

I really like the name Olivia, I heard on the radio the other day that Olivia is currently the most popular girls name and Jack is the most popular boys name, so I guess you could say that its popular

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DizzyMoo · Sep 14th, 2009, 18:41 PM

I don't think its a common name, My cousin called her 1st daughter olivia & she's the only one i know. Its a gorg name

livbaybee1 · Sep 14th, 2009, 22:20 PM

My names Olivia lol, i would say its more comman now than it was when i was born (1989) , i hear alot more "Olivias" when im out in supermarkets and shops etc, i always turn thinking somones calling me haha, i was the only girl in my school called Olivia throughout my school years, nursery, infants, junoirs and comprehensive , but in a few other schools in my area was a few Olivias my age around, but not many.
Theres alot of younger kids called it now though.
Its not over comman though , like names such as Amy , Emily, Jessica, stuff like that.
I always get comments about my name, like aww thats a lovely name, as if people havent heared it before but ov they have lol, i wouldnt really say its comman, but its not uncomman , if u get my drift

U have good taste

lol haha xoxox

livbaybee1 · Sep 14th, 2009, 22:22 PM

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Originally Posted by suzanne108

I absolutely LOVE the name Olivia and it would have been on my shortlist but I do think its become a bit TOO popular over the last year or so. I love it shortened to Liv or Livvy

How about Lydia? Sounds similar but its not as common as Olivia xx

Yeah people call me Liv or Livvy, some family members and friends also call me Libby

, other nicknames Livsey , Livz, Ollie , got a few nicknames lol. Like i said in above post wouldnt really say its too comman or too uncomman but its popular atm i would say

xoxox

Kitty23 · Sep 15th, 2009, 06:52 AM

I only know one Olivia and I love the name its very classy

xxx

cheekygrin · Sep 15th, 2009, 07:49 AM

I say if you like the name, just use it no matter how popular. When I have had kids in the class who had the same name all the other kids were impressed and they never forgot the name, obviously because there were a few. Also helped these kids in learning their last name quickly.

Sep 14th, 2009, 15:50 PM	#1
Babybug Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 811	Is Olivia really common now Me and my husband really love the name Olivia. The only problem is its been in the top 3 most popular names in the past 4 years. I'm not someone who wants a really out there strange name but I dont want her to be in a class where she is one of 5 girls with the same name. Speaking to friends with Kids they all seem to think its not that common, any teachers nursery nurses etc out there or just people who know loads of little kids, is it a really common name now?

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Sep 14th, 2009, 16:11 PM	#2
booflebump Other BabyandBump Team Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 19,615	Its a lovely name - but it has been number one on the popularity lists for a couple of years, so there will be a few Olivias out there. That said, if you love it, who cares how many other people have the name x

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Gunner's Mama Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Oregon, USA Posts: 253	Statistics don't lie...I check all my potential names through the Social Security website to see how popular a name is here in the US. It even tracks the upward or downward trend for X # of years. http://www.socialsecurity.gov/OACT/babynames/ Didn't the UK just release the most popular names this past week? I would gage the name based on those findings.

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suzanne108 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Manchester Posts: 6,844	I absolutely LOVE the name Olivia and it would have been on my shortlist but I do think its become a bit TOO popular over the last year or so. I love it shortened to Liv or Livvy How about Lydia? Sounds similar but its not as common as Olivia xx

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MUMOF5 Other BnB Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 3,605	I really like the name Olivia, I heard on the radio the other day that Olivia is currently the most popular girls name and Jack is the most popular boys name, so I guess you could say that its popular .

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DizzyMoo Mum (Mom) Inactive Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 5,902	I don't think its a common name, My cousin called her 1st daughter olivia & she's the only one i know. Its a gorg name

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Sep 14th, 2009, 22:20 PM	#7
livbaybee1 Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Newport, South Wales, UK Posts: 727	My names Olivia lol, i would say its more comman now than it was when i was born (1989) , i hear alot more "Olivias" when im out in supermarkets and shops etc, i always turn thinking somones calling me haha, i was the only girl in my school called Olivia throughout my school years, nursery, infants, junoirs and comprehensive , but in a few other schools in my area was a few Olivias my age around, but not many. Theres alot of younger kids called it now though. Its not over comman though , like names such as Amy , Emily, Jessica, stuff like that. I always get comments about my name, like aww thats a lovely name, as if people havent heared it before but ov they have lol, i wouldnt really say its comman, but its not uncomman , if u get my drift U have good taste lol haha xoxox

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Sep 15th, 2009, 06:52 AM	#9
Kitty23 Mum (Mom) Chat Happy BnB Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: South East, UK Posts: 2,152	I only know one Olivia and I love the name its very classy xxx

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Sep 15th, 2009, 07:49 AM	#10
cheekygrin Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 114	I say if you like the name, just use it no matter how popular. When I have had kids in the class who had the same name all the other kids were impressed and they never forgot the name, obviously because there were a few. Also helped these kids in learning their last name quickly.

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