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Lola vs Olive

Lola 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.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2022, Lola was ranked #85 and Olive #21 among girls in New Zealand.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Lola was ranked #87 and Olive #53 among girls in England and Wales.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2025, Lola was ranked #72 and Olive #68 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Lola was ranked #94 and Olive #106 among girls in Scotland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Lola was ranked #253 and Olive #119 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Lola was ranked #124 and Olive #247 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Lola and Olive over time

Lola and Olive appear together in 5 published lists, across 85 years of shared records. Lola held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Olive in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Lola reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 5 of those lists, and Olive in none. 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.

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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2022, Olive moved ahead of Lola in England and Wales · Girls — #64 and #74 the year before became #78 and #74.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Lola and Olive changed places 5 times in New South Wales, Australia · Girls between 2013 and 2025, ending at #72 and #68.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Lola #56 in 2021, Olive #55 in 2022.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

    Lola held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Olive in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Lola #23 in 2012, Olive #53 in 2024.

    The order changed in 2022: Olive moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #64 and #74; by 2022 that had become #78 and #74.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Lola #87, Olive #53.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls24 shared years, 1998–2025

    Lola held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Olive in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Lola #105 in 2016, Olive #243 in 2024.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Lola #124, Olive #247.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls13 shared years, 2013–2025

    Lola held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Olive in 5.

    Highest recorded here: Lola #56 in 2021, Olive #55 in 2022.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Lola #72, Olive #68.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2013–2024

    Lola held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Olive in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Lola #67 in 2013, Olive #119 in 2024.

    The order changed in 2024: Olive moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #115 and #209; by 2024 that had become #253 and #119.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Lola #253, Olive #119.

  • New Zealand · Girls8 shared years, 2010–2022

    Lola held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Olive in 8.

    Highest recorded here: Lola #74 in 2016, Olive #21 in 2022.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2022: Lola #85, Olive #21.

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.

Other comparisons involving Lola

Pairs where Lola shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Olive

Pairs where Olive shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — close in one country, far apart in another.

All close in one country, far apart in another→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Lola, Olive
FieldLolaOlive
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Girls #72 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Girls #68 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Lola has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Olive.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Lola

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #620 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #23 among girls in England and Wales, in 2012 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #72 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

Olive

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded2010–2023

    Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in New Zealand, in 2022 (recorded 2010–2023).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #68 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls