Olympia

A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning of mount olympus or heavenly.

Babies a year
38
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#922
38 babies

Olympia by the numbers

In 2025, 38 babies in England and Wales were named Olympia. In the US, 62 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.

Its American peak was 104 babies in 1981, making it a 1980s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Olympia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Olimpiafrom olympus, home of the gods8 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Olyviaolive tree; a respelling of Olivia71 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean the sky or heaven

Like Olympia, each of these has the sky or heaven in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Leilaniheavenly flower2,264 in the US (2017)
  • Irisrainbow; goddess of the rainbow759 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Heavensky; the abode of god967 in the US (2017)
  • Skyesky; the Isle of Skye214 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Celesteheavenly, celestial671 in the US (2017)
  • Itzelrainbow lady635 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Olympia

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