Davina vs Olive
Davina and Olivecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Davina was ranked #934 and Olive #53 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Davina was ranked #790 and Olive #106 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Davina was ranked #885 and Olive #247 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Davina and Olive over time
Davina and Olive appear together in 2 published lists, across 62 years of shared records. Olive held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Davina in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Davina and Olive changed places 12 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1967 and 2025, ending at #885 and #247.
- Longest-running competitions
Davina and Olive were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 33 years, from 1967 to 2025, ending at #885 and #247.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Davina #254 in 1977, Olive #88 in 1976.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls33 shared years, 1967–2025
Davina held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Olive in 23.
Highest recorded here: Davina #254 in 1977, Olive #88 in 1976.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Davina #885, Olive #247.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Davina held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Olive in 17.
Highest recorded here: Davina #323 in 2001, Olive #53 in 2024.
The order changed in 2008: Olive moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #589 and #623; by 2008 that had become #957 and #445.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Davina #934, Olive #53.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Davina | Olive |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #68 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Davina and Olive both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Davina
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #354 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #254 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1977 (recorded 1967–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Olive
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #72 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2010–2023
Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in New Zealand, in 2022 (recorded 2010–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #68 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls