Alternatives to Olivia?

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I love this name but it has been so popular for the last 15 years that I feel using it would be unoriginal.

Or does that not matter?

Ophelia?

Octavia
Olympia
Lydia

Olive

Ottile
Isolde

Lavinia
Olive

Orrianna

How about just Livia?

The spelling is Oriana.

OP, if you love the name, use it. Oliver is always popular and people still use it.

(But I also think you should just use Olivia if you like it. So what if it's popular? It's only popular because lots of people think it's pretty!)

Lydia
Alicia

But actually, if you love the name Olivia, just go with Olivia!

Thanks for suggestions :)

Our aim is to choose something that's classic, won't date but also doesn't sound pretentious. For me, Octavia and Ottilie sound quite pretentious.

I like Lydia but I know someone who has used the name. Does this matter?

Livia makes me think of The Sopranos.

Layla, Amelia, Anastasia, Annalise,Brianna, Celeste, Daniela, Esme, Emily, Eliza, Freya, Giselle, Genevieve, Hallie, Imogen, Josephine, Lorna, Laura, Leah, Marnie, Nellie, Ottilie, Ophelia, Pandora, Savannah, Thalia, Tianna, Vivienne, Willow

Olivia is a beautiful name & although it’s number 1, it’s still under 1% of babies because the current fashion is to be as unique as possible. I would still use it - it’s a beautiful classic name.

It will date - when they’re 70 they’ll sound 70 but does that matter?
If you want a name that won’t date you need to avoid the current trends so names beginning and ending with vowel sounds especially a & y/ie at the end & avoid names beginning with vowels.

I don’t think it matters.

Yes it’s number 1 but it doesn’t seem all that common - I think because there isn’t a name like it.
Girls names seem to predominantly start with E or A and then the top 100 names is just filled with names that sound like each other - Emily, Emilia, Amelia, Amelie... Eva, Eve, Evie, Ava, Evelyn and Evangeline ... you get the idea. At least Olivia stands alone.

Yes it’s popular but It’s also not faddy.
It’s classic and will probably remain so.
It suits any class and age.
Most names you can have a rough guess of the persons age, but You can’t with Olivia.

Rosalind
Sophia
Cordelia
Juliet

Most names you can have a rough guess of the persons age, but You can’t with Olivia.

Excellent point!

Ourania
Allegra
Emilia

Olivia is too classic to date. I agree, use it if this is the name you love, otherwise you may regret it.

I think it will be a name that will still be used but not be as wildly popular in a few years' time. A bit like Margaret, Elizabeth, Sarah, Rebecca etc.

An alternative might be Viola?

Sylvia / Sylvie
Eloisa
Alicia
Aurelia
Azalea

But I have a nearly 3 year old in London and haven't met an Olivia yet. I bet it’s going to go down in the name charts!

Of you like Olivia just go for that!

Viola is lovely