Erica vs Olivia

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 2025, Erica was ranked #585 and Olivia #1 among girls in England and Wales.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Erica was ranked #541 and Olivia #1 among girls in Scotland.

• Norway · Girls

  In 2025, Erica was ranked #434 and Olivia #2 among girls in Norway.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2022, Erica was ranked #418 and Olivia #4 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2024, Erica was ranked #736 and Olivia #7 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Erica and Olivia over time

Erica and Olivia appear together in 4 published lists, across 143 years of shared records. Olivia held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Erica 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.

Erica reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Olivia in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

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.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Girls57 shared years, 1966–2024

  Erica held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Olivia in 54.

  Highest recorded here: Erica #81 in 1998, Olivia #4 in 1975.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Erica #736, Olivia #7.

• Norway · Girls40 shared years, 1975–2025

  Erica held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Olivia in 31.

  Highest recorded here: Erica #190 in 2006, Olivia #2 in 2023.

  The order changed in 2001: Olivia moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #193 and #229; by 2001 that had become #221 and #192.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Erica #434, Olivia #2.

• England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Erica held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Olivia in 30.

  Highest recorded here: Erica #297 in 2000, Olivia #1 in 2008.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Erica #585, Olivia #1.

• Northern Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 1997–2022

  Erica held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Olivia in 16.

  Highest recorded here: Erica #178 in 2013, Olivia #3 in 2017.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2022: Erica #418, Olivia #4.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Side by side

How each name got here