Olivette
Olivette is a feminine given name and feminine form of Oliver. Notable people with the name include:Olivette Bice, Vanuatuan sprinter Olivette Miller (1914–2003), American musician Olivette Otele, historian at Bristol University Olivette Thibault (1914–1995), Canadian stage, film and television actress
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Meaning & Origin of Olivette
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Olivette is a feminine given name and feminine form of Oliver. Notable people with the name include:Olivette Bice, Vanuatuan sprinter Olivette Miller (1914–2003), American musician Olivette Otele, historian at Bristol University Olivette Thibault (1914–1995), Canadian stage, film and television actress
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
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The Story of Olivette
Olivette first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1886, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1920: 30 births, good for #1,470 nationwide. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 24% of all recorded Olivettes. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #7,864 among baby girl names with 13 births, rising sharply (+38% over the past five years). In total, more than 788 Olivettes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Olivette
Olivette is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1886 and has accumulated 788 births in the dataset. Olivette's peak popularity came in 1920 when it ranked #1,092. Use the chart and map above to compare Olivette's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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