Olive vs Pia
Olive and Piacompared 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 Pia #837 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Olive was ranked #247 and Pia #273 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Olive and Pia over time
Olive and Pia appear together in 2 published lists, across 53 years of shared records. Olive held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Pia 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Olive and Pia changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #53 and #837.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Olive #53 in 2024, Pia #655 in 2022.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Olive held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Pia in 9.
Highest recorded here: Olive #53 in 2024, Pia #655 in 2022.
The order changed in 2007: Olive moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #816 and #753; by 2007 that had become #623 and #1102.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Olive #53, Pia #837.
Republic of Ireland · Girls24 shared years, 1986–2025
Olive held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Pia in 6.
Highest recorded here: Olive #243 in 2024, Pia #273 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Olive #247, Pia #273.
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 | Pia |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #68 (2025) | Norway · Girls #127 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Olive has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Pia.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
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
Pia
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #349 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1951–2025
Highest recorded position: #74 among girls in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1951–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #127 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls