Thoughts on Olivia

[curlyhairdiva]

Hi all,
So basically, both me and my partner love the name Olivia and have agreed that if we have a baby girl we would possibly go for this name. I just wondered what all you guys opinion on it is? Do you think its too popular at the moment? I also like Jean as a middle name, as this is my partner's nan's name and I just feel like it fits really well (Olivia Jean). What's your thoughts?

It's obvious that it's very, very popular at the moment (currently #1) but that hasn't put you off it being your favourite so don't let our opinions put you off it either.

Jean is a lovely middle name.

It is a lovely name. Sadly for me the fact that it is number one on the popularity list puts me off. There’s literally at least one Oliver and an Olivia in every classroom currently. That isn’t necessarily a bad thing, just be aware of it.

Olivia is a beautiful name

I like the name Olivia but if you are put off by popular names don't go for it.

Beautiful name and not overused on babies these days more of a primary school popular name IMO. Jean is pretty and nice to have a middle name with meaning.

Olivia Jean is a lovely, elegant name.

Olivia is a gorgeous name and whilst it’s popular it’s popular for a reason! It’s a very pretty name and perfect for a girly girl with nickname options Liv, Livvy, Olive if she’s a tomboy. Also think it’s lovely for a baby, child and adult. So what if it’s popular she’s your Olivia and Olivia Jean is an unusual combination x

Really don't like it. It's so so so overused and basic. Always gets shorted to Liv

@JollyGiraffe12

Beautiful name and not overused on babies these days more of a primary school popular name IMO. Jean is pretty and nice to have a middle name with meaning.

I have to disagree here. PP are right that names in general are becoming more diverse and that raw numbers are slowly declining but there were still just over 4,000 Olivias named in 2019 and it was the number 1 name in 8/10 regions (#2 in West Midlands and London). If OP isn't fussed by this then that is grand but if popularity is a concern then Olivia is not the name to choose.

I like Olivia Jean, sounds very nice. I personally think Olivia is too popular, I never go with popular names but it’s your choice. On the upside you will get lots of things with her name on x

If anything it's worse to have a previously enormously popular name on its way down

I think that's a good point. I also have a name which was popular for a few decades and died down in popularity around the time when I was born. Most women you see on TV etc with my name are around 15-20 years older than me, and I feel it could be seen as an old person's name in a few decades. Maybe that's just ageism and it shouldn't matter.

I didn't like Olivia much but it's starting to really grow on me. I love that it can be shortened to Liv or Livi.

On the downside, it is very popular.

I prefer Elizabeth (Lizzie) as a similar tone.

It’s in the same group as Isabelle/a for me, it’s beautiful, but it’s so popular it’s slightly dull. A guy I went to school with just named his second daughter that. His first daughters name was quite unusual so I was really surprised.

However if you love it go for it x