Olive vs Payton
Olive and Paytoncompared 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, Olive was ranked #53 and Payton #1353 among girls in England and Wales.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2010, Olive was ranked #81 and Payton #96 among girls in New Zealand.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Olive was ranked #106 and Payton #384 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Olive was ranked #263 and Payton #355 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2015, Olive was ranked #462 and Payton #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Olive and Payton over time
Olive and Payton appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Olive held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Payton 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.
Payton reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Olive held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Payton in 2.
Highest recorded here: Olive #53 in 2024, Payton #521 in 2010.
The order changed in 2000: Olive moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #2444 and #1970; by 2000 that had become #1313 and #2167.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Olive #53, Payton #1353.
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 | Olive | Payton |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #68 (2025) | Scotland · Girls #384 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Olive has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Payton.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
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
Payton
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1522 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 recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1353 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls