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I like Olivia. As a baby namenerd like 12 years ago, I didn't like it. I thought the sound was boring and not attractive, and I also thought of Olives. It seemed weird and formal. It grew on me over the years through overexposure. Now I think it's graceful and pretty, and I love the big round O at the beginning of it. It seems smart and just the tiniest bit dry - the V is kind of a dry sound. I like the dry quality a lot.

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I think it got popular for phonetic reasons. It sounds like all the other names that are megapopular alongside it - lots of vowels, a latinate (-a or -ia) ending, all the consonants are soft like "L" "V" "S" "N" It's gentle, flowery, fancy, and old-fashioned - a classic "tasteful" 2010s choice along with Isabella and Sophia.

I like it very much. Olive makes me think of olives, which I like very much as a menu item but not as a name. In my family tree somewhere there is a distant cousin who was born in the very early 20th century and named Olivia; she apparently insisted on being known as Olive, and I really think it's a bad choice. Olivia has grace and elegance and a dancing rhythm, all of which Olive lacks.

I like it, don't know.

I love her, I love her, I love, I love, I love Olivia! lol (One Direction lyric reference) But seriously, you can't go wrong with this name!

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I guess it could be the style of the name that took Olivia to the top - classic yet trendy. It's also kind of in the same vein as names like Eliana, Arianna, and Amelia.

This message was edited 3/21/2021, 5:36 PM

I do like it and I think it’s so popular because it’s a classic name, it ages well and it has quite a nice sound. Plus there are nn options. I used to hate Olive, because it reminded me of the food, but now I love the name and actually prefer it to Olivia!

I don't like it myself but I can see the appeal: it's a classic name with nickname options. I honestly think some parents that use this name have no idea how popular it is.

I agree with Chloë

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I think it became so popular because it fit the formula of girly and 'approachably fancy" similar to Isabella and Ariana. People like girly girl names in the top brackets but still conservative in nature usually. Definently overly popular in nature but I still think it's great in the middle name spot for a lot of combinations.

This message was edited 3/21/2021, 10:20 AM

I don't mind Olivia. I think it got popular because it aligns with the current taste for girl's names that are rather grand but still light and airy.

I once found it quite lovely. I've heard it so often, though, it has completely lost all of its charm for me.

Not anymore, it's just boring to me now. I used to kind of like it. I love olives so that is not a problem for me.

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I think it got popular because it fits in with trends (classic, ends in -a, has nicknames Liv and Livvy). But it is time for a break.

Love it

I like it. I'd love to see it as a middle name. I'm not sure how Olivia got popular. Maybe actress Olivia Newton-John in the 80's or Olivia Hussey boosted the name.