Olive
Meaning
"olive tree"
Origin: Latin
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #170
- Total SSA Count
- 1,778
- Syllables
- 2
- Formality
- Casual
- Nicknames
- Ollie, Livvy
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"olive tree"
Origin: Latin
"famous ruler"
Origin: Germanic
Olive is more popular, ranked #170 vs #19736 for Rody.
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Olive is more popular, ranked #170 compared to Rody at #19736 in the United States.
Olive means "olive tree" (Latin origin). Rody means "famous ruler" (Germanic origin).
Olive is primarily a girl name. Rody is primarily a boy name.