Maylen vs Olivia
Maylen and Oliviacompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2008, Maylen was ranked #476 and Olivia #61 among girls in Norway.
Maylen and Olivia over time
Maylen and Olivia appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Olivia held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Maylen 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.
Maylen reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Olivia 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Maylen and Olivia changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1975 and 2008, ending at #476 and #61.
List by list
Norway · Girls14 shared years, 1975–2008
Maylen held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Olivia in 9.
Highest recorded here: Maylen #354 in 1992, Olivia #61 in 2008.
The order changed in 1993: Olivia moved ahead. In 1992 they stood at #354 and #393; by 1993 that had become #586 and #281.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Maylen #476, Olivia #61.
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 | Maylen | Olivia |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Commonly interpreted as 'olive tree' or 'symbol of peace'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Latin |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /əˈlɪviə/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Olivea, Liv, Livvy, Oliwia |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #476 (2008) | Norway · Girls #2 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | high |
What the data shows
- Olivia has a recorded origin (Latin); Maylen does not have one recorded yet.
- Maylen has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Olivia.
- A meaning is recorded for Olivia; Maylen doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
- The available evidence gives Maylen a "medium" Data Confidence level and Olivia a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Maylen
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #570 among girls in Norway in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1967–2008
Highest recorded position: #339 among girls in Norway, in 1988 (recorded 1967–2008).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2008
Most recently recorded at #476 among girls in Norway, in 2008.
Norway · Girls
Olivia
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #488 among girls in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 2008 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls