Millie vs Olive
Millie 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.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Millie was ranked #5 and Olive #106 among girls in Scotland.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2023, Millie was ranked #19 and Olive #33 among girls in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Millie was ranked #27 and Olive #53 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Millie was ranked #36 and Olive #247 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2025, Millie was ranked #40 and Olive #68 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Millie was ranked #150 and Olive #119 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Millie and Olive over time
Millie and Olive appear together in 5 published lists, across 86 years of shared records. Millie held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Olive in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Millie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Olive 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.
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 2024, Olive moved ahead of Millie in Northern Ireland · Girls — #88 and #209 the year before became #150 and #119.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Millie and Olive changed places 6 times in New Zealand · Girls between 2010 and 2023, ending at #19 and #33.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Millie #18 in 2022, Olive #53 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Millie held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Olive in 0.
Highest recorded here: Millie #18 in 2022, Olive #53 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Millie #27, Olive #53.
Republic of Ireland · Girls24 shared years, 2000–2025
Millie held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Olive in 1.
Highest recorded here: Millie #19 in 2022, Olive #243 in 2024.
The order changed in 2002: Millie moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #378 and #324; by 2002 that had become #238 and #512.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Millie #36, Olive #247.
New Zealand · Girls14 shared years, 2010–2023
Millie held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Olive in 6.
Highest recorded here: Millie #17 in 2022, Olive #21 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Millie #19, Olive #33.
Northern Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2013–2024
Millie held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Olive in 1.
Highest recorded here: Millie #76 in 2022, Olive #119 in 2024.
The order changed in 2024: Olive moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #88 and #209; by 2024 that had become #150 and #119.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Millie #150, Olive #119.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls8 shared years, 2017–2025
Millie held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Olive in 3.
Highest recorded here: Millie #31 in 2023, Olive #55 in 2022.
The order changed in 2022: Millie moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #62 and #61; by 2022 that had become #44 and #55.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Millie #40, Olive #68.
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 | Millie | Olive |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A diminutive of longer names like Mildred and Millicent, connecting to the broader family of names with the 'mil' element (including Camilla and Aemilia). | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Germanic/Latin, diminutive form | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɪl.i/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #36 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #68 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 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
- Millie has a recorded origin (Germanic/Latin, diminutive form); Olive does not have one recorded yet.
- Millie has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Olive.
- A meaning is recorded for Millie; Olive doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Millie
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #140 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
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #40 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · 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